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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 6, 2026Cameron Balloons Us C-80
N4022X is a Cameron Balloons Us C-80, a balloon with no engine, built in 1996. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Siarza Lta LLC, an LLC in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 22, 2026 and expires on August 31, 2033. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated December 6, 1996.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Cameron Balloons Us
- Model
- C-80 · all C-80s and related versions
- Built of
- fabric and wickerA hot-air balloon: a coated nylon envelope, stainless-steel cables, and a wicker or aluminium basket under a propane burner. This is how the Cameron Balloons Us C-80 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 6073
- Type
- BalloonFAA type of aircraft code 2 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- NoneFAA type of engine code 0 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · None NONE
- Seats
- 4
- Year built
- 1996
- Transponder code
- A4B6C3 (octal 51133303)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- August 22, 2026
- Expires
- August 31, 2033
- Last FAA action
- August 22, 2026
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · BalloonFAA certificate purpose code B (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · December 6, 1996
- FAA region
- SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00766171
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Siarza Lta LLC
- Type
- LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- PO Box 95221
Albuquerque, NM 87199-5221
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Connections how N4022X links to the rest of the register
- Cameron Balloons Us C-80 41 registered
- Cameron Balloons Us 715 aircraft on the register
- Built of fabric and wicker · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Siarza Lta LLC 1 aircraft registered to this organisation
- Albuquerque, NM 1,180 aircraft registered in this town
- Albuquerque International Sunport · ABQ
- Double Eagle II Airport · AEG
- New Mexico 3,111 aircraft registered
- Approved modifications for the Cameron Balloons Us C-80 8 supplemental type certificates
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The public federal record on N4022X, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Siarza Lta LLC, an LLC, certificate issued August 22, 2026, expires August 31, 2033. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for balloon, dated December 6, 1996, consistent with the 1996 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 6073 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N4022X was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Aero Commander 100-180 (serial 5122, cancelled December 31, 1990). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N4022X: Accident on May 3, 2026 at Rio Rancho, NM: serious injuries. Accident on January 21, 1990 at Satanta, KS: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cameron Balloons US C-80 · operated under 091
The passenger’s improper hand placement on the basket upright during landing, which resulted in injury when the upright fractured during the basket’s bounce and drag sequence.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aero Commander 100-180 · operated under 091
DIRECTONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 6, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data