Balloon

N2978J

Cameron Balloons O-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
5069
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bubbles On Ash LLC (LLC)
Based
Tempe, AZ
Registration record

N2978J on the FAA register

Type
Cameron Balloons O-65
Serial
5069
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Bubbles On Ash LLC
Tempe, AZ
Certificate issued
2025-07-07
Airworthiness date
1984-06-15
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A312F4
Mode S (octal)
50611364
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N2978J to the current registrant.
  • 1984-06-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1974-06-06
    N2978J previously assigned to a Cessna 150G (s/n 15065778); cancelled.
Overview

About N2978J

N2978J is a Cameron Balloons O-65, serial number 5069. The FAA register lists Bubbles On Ash LLC as the registrant in Tempe, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 7, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 15, 1984.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2978J. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-11-23 Accident · Rialto,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3825
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N2978J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: D SEVERE GUST OF WIND 50FT AGL ON APCH.

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.