Balloon

N8282E

1996 Cameron Balloons COW-106

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
3945
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sundance Balloons Us Ltd (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Belmont Ontario, CA
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Registration record

N8282E on the FAA register

Type
1996 Cameron Balloons COW-106
Serial
3945
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Sundance Balloons Us Ltd
Belmont Ontario, CA
Certificate issued
2005-08-16
Airworthiness date
2005-08-23
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
AB5136
Mode S (octal)
52650466
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-08-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 2005-08-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N8282E to the current registrant.
  • 1996-03-14
    N8282E previously assigned to a Beechcraft Beechjet 400A (s/n RK82); cancelled.
Overview

About N8282E

N8282E is a 1996 Cameron Balloons COW-106, serial number 3945. The FAA register lists Sundance Balloons Us Ltd as the registrant in Belmont Ontario. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 16, 2005 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated August 23, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8282E. 9 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-08-17 Accident · Campbellton,Fl, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3218
Reported aircraft: Bell 47D-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N8282E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: URING EMERGENCY LANDING.
1975-06-08 Accident · Walnut Ridge,Ar, 04 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1473
Reported aircraft: Bell 47D-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N8282E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: USED INTAKE LEAKS.
1974-07-19 Accident · Clinton,Ky, 17 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3003
Reported aircraft: Bell 47D1 — a different aircraft that carried the N8282E registration before this airframe.
1973-06-05 Accident · Dorena,Mo, 25 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1491
Reported aircraft: Bell 47D1 — a different aircraft that carried the N8282E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ROTOR RPMS TOO LOW UN SUSTAIN FLT.1HR CROP CTL.
1968-03-16 Accident · Greenville,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0507
Reported aircraft: Bell 47D1 — a different aircraft that carried the N8282E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: E FORWARD SPEED TOO ABRUPTLY.
1967-08-22 Accident · Glen Allan,Miss, 24 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0521
Reported aircraft: Bell 47D1 — a different aircraft that carried the N8282E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: DED A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LNDG.
1967-04-18 Accident · Irving Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0149
Reported aircraft: Bell 47D1 — a different aircraft that carried the N8282E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: K THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER.ACFT ROLLED OVER.
1965-10-29 Accident · Snyder Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0722
Reported aircraft: Bell 47D1 — a different aircraft that carried the N8282E registration before this airframe.
1964-01-02 Accident · Dallas Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0004
Reported aircraft: Bell 47D1 — a different aircraft that carried the N8282E 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.