Balloon

N21042

2008 Cameron Balloons Us A-180

Registered No accidents on file

Built

2008

Serial

6520

Class

Balloon

Engines

None NONE

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Oceanside, CA

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Registration record

N21042 on the FAA register

Type

2008 Cameron Balloons Us A-180

Serial

6520

Engines

None NONE

Registered owner

Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in

Oceanside, CA

Certificate issued

2020-11-21

Airworthiness date

2008-03-24

Registration expires

2027-11-30

Airworthiness class

Standard · balloon

Mode S (hex)

A1BC81

Mode S (octal)

50336201

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2027-11-30
Registration expires (renewal due).
2020-11-21
Certificate of registration issued as N21042 to the current registrant.
2008-03-24
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
2004-12-07
N21042 previously assigned to a Cessna 182P Skylane (s/n 18261375); cancelled.
1948-06-25
N21042 previously assigned to a Aeronca Kca (s/n KCA-20); cancelled.

Overview

About N21042

N21042 is a 2008 Cameron Balloons Us A-180, serial number 6520. It is registered to an individual in Oceanside, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 21, 2020 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 24, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N21042. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-07-26 Accident · Bountiful, UT Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · DEN01LA128

Reported aircraft: Cessna 182P — a different aircraft that carried the N21042 registration before this airframe.

Probable cause: the loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A contributing factor was inadequate clearance of an obstacle during the forced landing by the pilot.

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.