Balloon

N80546

2003 Cameron Balloons Us C-80

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
6309
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Winddrifters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Ann Arbor, MI
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Registration record

N80546 on the FAA register

Type
2003 Cameron Balloons Us C-80
Serial
6309
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Winddrifters Inc
Ann Arbor, MI
Certificate issued
2003-08-26
Airworthiness date
2003-05-01
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AAF773
Mode S (octal)
52573563
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-08-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N80546 to the current registrant.
  • 2003-05-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1996-10-31
    N80546 previously assigned to a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters (s/n 1204); cancelled.
  • 1956-12-04
    N80546 previously assigned to a Globe SWIFT (s/n 49); cancelled.
Overview

About N80546

N80546 is a 2003 Cameron Balloons Us C-80, serial number 6309. The FAA register lists Winddrifters Inc as the registrant in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 26, 2003 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 1, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N80546. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-10-14 Accident · Eunice, LA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · FTW95FA016
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22 Beta — a different aircraft that carried the N80546 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE CARBURETOR HEAT, THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM AFTER LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE WEATHER CONDITION, WHICH WAS CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING.
1983-06-04 Accident · Redding, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX83FVG12
Reported aircraft: Yarnell Grass Hopper — a different aircraft that carried the N80546 registration before this airframe.

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.