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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N4557W

N4557W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cameron Balloons Us A-250. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 27, 1999. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Cameron Balloons Us A-250 cancelled April 27, 1999

Serial number
5911
Type
Balloon · None
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 20, 1994
Last FAA action
April 27, 1999
Last owner
Thompson Thomas N (Individual)
Albuquerque, NM
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N4557W

DEN99FA004Accident on October 5, 1998 at Albuquerque, NM: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cameron A-250 · serial 5911

The pilot not planning his approach to a landing so as to fly over the transmission wires (on the approach edge of the landing field) in level flight or ascending flight, and the pilot not pulling out the rip panel for emanate contact with transmission wires as the owner's manual directs. A factor was the wind shear weather condition.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site