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Models · Cameron Balloons Us · Balloons · data as of October 30, 2026

Cameron Balloons Us A-225

9 on the U.S. register. Built from 2016 to 2026; half of them date from 2021 or earlier. New Mexico has the most (3). 78% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

About the A-225 from the FAA's model table

Type
Balloon · Balloons
Power
None
Common engines
None None (7), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (2)
Seats
1
Built of
fabric and wicker
Maker on the register
Cameron Balloons Us
Registered
earliest certificate October 31, 2017; newest October 27, 2026

Who owns them registrant type

By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
Corporation556%
LLC222%
Individual222%

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
A-22592016 to 2026100.0%

When they were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
20103
20206

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20171
20212
20221
20232
20241
20262

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid9100%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Standard9100%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Rainbow Ryders INC3
Zing Aerosports LLC1
Seattle Ballooning LLC1
Balloon Depot1
Arizona Balloons INC1

Fleet pages: Rainbow Ryders INC · Zing Aerosports LLC · Seattle Ballooning LLC

Accident history NTSB records · 2 cases since 1982, 0 fatal

2025-11-24WPR26LA052 · A-225 N980VA · accident near Albuquerque, NM · serious injuries
2025-09-15WPR25LA284 · A-225 N980VA · accident near Albuquerque, NM · serious injuries

The 2 most recent of 2 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Cameron Balloons Us A-225 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

9 as of October 30, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Cameron Balloons Us A-225s?

New Mexico, with 3.

Who owns the Cameron Balloons Us A-225?

78% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Cameron Balloons Us A-225s on the register built?

Between 2016 and 2026; half of them in 2021 or earlier.

How many Cameron Balloons Us A-225 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

2 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Cameron Balloons Us A-225 made of?

A hot-air balloon: a coated nylon envelope, stainless-steel cables, and a wicker or aluminium basket under a propane burner. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Cameron Balloons Us A-225 the component layer

A hot-air balloon: a coated nylon envelope, stainless-steel cables, and a wicker or aluminium basket under a propane burner. The design is held under 1 type certificate (B2GL, held by Cameron Balloons US). No FAA order in the current files names this model. 3 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Ronald Digiovanni.

Approved modifications 3 supplemental type certificates

Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:

Latest

2026-04-01SB04540NY · The installation of Aerostat Envelopes, Inc. model W-300-5 lifting envelope
2017-09-28SB04251CH · Replace Cameron Balloons US basket, and fuel tanks with Lindstrand Basket Model 152x270 T-Partition
2017-09-06SB04407AT · Installation of the DBI-III Omega

Certificates and bulletins

B2GLType certificate held by Cameron Balloons US · 24 models listed · revised September 30, 2025

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how the A-225 links to the rest of the register

Design
Where they are
Biggest operators
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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/cameron-balloons-us/a-225.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 9

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N118EC Cameron Balloons Us
A-225
Seattle Ballooning LLC
Burien, Washington
Standard 2026-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N252RR Cameron Balloons Us
A-225
Rainbow Ryders INC
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2026-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N427CB Cameron Balloons Us
A-225
Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2024-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N625SK Cameron Balloons Us
A-225
Individual owner
New York
Standard 2023-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N980VA Cameron Balloons Us
A-225
Rainbow Ryders INC
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2023-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N282GM Cameron Balloons Us
A-225
Arizona Balloons INC
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2022-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N999ZA Cameron Balloons Us
A-225
Zing Aerosports LLC
Peoria, Arizona
Standard 2021-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6851W Cameron Balloons Us
A-225
Balloon Depot
Snohomish, Washington
Standard 2021-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N226RR Cameron Balloons Us
A-225
Rainbow Ryders INC
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2017-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes