Balloon

N8000Z

2000 Cameron Balloons Z-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
6253
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mccook, NE
Registration record

N8000Z on the FAA register

Type
2000 Cameron Balloons Z-65
Serial
6253
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mccook, NE
Certificate issued
2016-08-16
Airworthiness date
2000-05-25
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AAE44D
Mode S (octal)
52562115
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-08-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N8000Z to the current registrant.
  • 2000-05-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1992-04-25
    N8000Z previously assigned to a Homebuilt Tern Sailplane (s/n KKDWWTM1070); cancelled.
  • 1966-02-23
    N8000Z previously assigned to a Hawker HS 125 600B (s/n 256012); cancelled.
  • 1965-07-15
    N8000Z previously assigned to a Cessna U206 (s/n U2060400); cancelled.
Overview

About N8000Z

N8000Z is a 2000 Cameron Balloons Z-65, serial number 6253. It is registered to an individual in Mccook, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 16, 2016 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 25, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8000Z. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-02-15 Accident · Cottage Grove, OR Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · SEA92LA047
Reported aircraft: Kna,Ken,Dac,Wel Tern Sailplane — a different aircraft that carried the N8000Z registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE SAILPLANE. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE IMPROPER TOW EQUIPMENT AND LACK OF TOTAL GLIDER 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.