Balloon

N5304U

1998 Cameron Balloons Us O-84

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
6153
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Indianola, IA
Registration record

N5304U on the FAA register

Type
1998 Cameron Balloons Us O-84
Serial
6153
Engines
—
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Indianola, IA
Certificate issued
2024-08-10
Airworthiness date
1998-04-15
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A6B364
Mode S (octal)
51531544
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N5304U to the current registrant.
  • 1998-04-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1990-07-26
    N5304U previously assigned to a Cessna U206G Stationair / 206 Stationair (s/n U20605185); cancelled.
Overview

About N5304U

N5304U is a 1998 Cameron Balloons Us O-84, serial number 6153. It is registered to co-owners in Indianola, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 10, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 15, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5304U. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-07-01 Accident · Pettigrew, AR Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MKC89FA159
Reported aircraft: Cessna U206 — a different aircraft that carried the N5304U registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, HIS VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, HIGH TERRAIN, THE PILOT'S OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY, AND HIS LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

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.