Balloon

N1256R

Cameron Balloons Us Z-160

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
6423
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Midwest Ballooning Adventures Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
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Registration record

N1256R on the FAA register

Type
Cameron Balloons Us Z-160
Serial
6423
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Midwest Ballooning Adventures Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2022-05-25
Airworthiness date
2005-09-21
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0697F
Mode S (octal)
50064577
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-05-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N1256R to the current registrant.
  • 2005-09-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2001-10-03
    N1256R previously assigned to a Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING / 17-30 Super VIKING (s/n 30396); cancelled.
Overview

About N1256R

N1256R is a Cameron Balloons Us Z-160, serial number 6423. The FAA register lists Midwest Ballooning Adventures Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 25, 2022 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated September 21, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1256R. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-02-13 Accident · Pampa, TX Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · FTW01FA065
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 17-30A — a different aircraft that carried the N1256R registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were the dark night and the fog.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.