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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 30, 2026Cameron Balloons Us A-120
N6522T is a Cameron Balloons Us A-120, a balloon with no engine. It has 5 seats. It is registered to Balloons Above the Valley, a corporation in Napa, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 12, 2010 and expires on June 30, 2027. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested. 1 document is on file: bill of sale (evidence of ownership).
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Cameron Balloons Us
- Model
- A-120 · all A-120s 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 A-120 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
- 6584
- 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
- Seats
- 5
- Year built
- Not given
- Transponder code
- A896D8 (octal 52113330)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- April 12, 2010
- Expires
- June 30, 2027
- Last FAA action
- September 4, 2025
- Airworthiness
- None on file
- FAA region
- Western-PacificFAA region code 4 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01048285
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Balloons Above the Valley
- Type
- CorporationFAA type of owner code 3 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 603 California Blvd
Napa, CA 94559-3131
Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.
Documents on file 1
Earlier use of this number 2
Connections how N6522T links to the rest of the register
- Cameron Balloons Us A-120 21 registered
- Cameron Balloons Us 713 aircraft on the register
- Built of fabric and wicker · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Balloons Above The Valley 5 aircraft in the fleet
- Napa, CA 151 aircraft registered in this town
- Napa County · APC
- California 27,686 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Cameron Balloons Us A-120 1 airworthiness directives
- Approved modifications for the Cameron Balloons Us A-120 14 supplemental type certificates
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The public federal record on N6522T, 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 Balloons Above the Valley, a corporation, certificate issued April 12, 2010, expires June 30, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
No airworthiness certificate is on file. Usual for a newly registered aircraft, a project, or an aircraft that has not flown since a change of registration; ask for the certificate. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 6584 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N6522T was previously assigned to 2 other aircraft: Britten-Norman BN-2A (serial 136, cancelled September 22, 2006); Cessna 150 (serial 17922, cancelled October 10, 1972). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
1 document received recently: Bill of sale (evidence of ownership) (October 2, 2026). [3]
2 NTSB records under N6522T: Accident on September 23, 2004 at Kodiak, AK: serious injuries, substantial damage. Accident on October 16, 1998 at English Bay, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Britten-Norman BN-2A · operated under 135
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his intentional flight into adverse weather conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain during takeoff-initial climb. Factors contributing to the accident were high and gusty wind conditions, and the pilot's inadequate preflight planning.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Britten-Norman BN-2A · operated under 135
The pilot-in-command's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions, and failure to maintain adequate clearance from the parked airplane. Factors associated with this accident were the gusty crosswinds, and the congested takeoff area due to no parking ramp.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 30, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data