N4115K (Cameron Balloons US N-105) — routes, history & safety record

Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.

Earlier aircraft with this registration

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1997 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N4115K.

December 4, 1983Accident
THE ACFT WAS ON ITS FIRST PRODUCTION FLT TEST. SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF IT WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER AN ABRUPT RIGHT BANK, FOLLOWED BY A STEEP LEFT BANK BEFORE CRASHING. EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT WING REVEALED THAT ITS AILERON CABLES WERE CONNECTED TO THEIR RESPECTIVE BELLCRANK ATTACH POINTS BACKWARDS.
Piper PA-31-350 · 2 fatalities
Occurrence #1: loss of control - in flight Phase of operation: takeoff - initial climb Findings 1. (c) flt control syst, aileron control - improper 2. (c) acft/equip, inadequate compliance determination - manufacturer 3. Full accident record