NAPA VALLEY BALLOONS INC

Certificate type not established

Data confidence: Records are linked by certificate number, aircraft registration, or a name match that a reviewer has confirmed. Each record below shows how it was linked.

Also recorded as: NAPA VALLEY BALLOONS INC, Napa Valley Ballons INC

Accident & enforcement record

Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2026-09-19 Operator named in NTSB report
CAMERON BALLOONS US A-400 (N65573) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by Napa Valley Ballons INC (per NTSB report)

Not yet finalized — may be revised.
Source: NTSB case WPR26LA349
Accident · 2016-11-14 Operator named in NTSB report
CAMERON A315 (N69520) Serious injury Part 91

Operated by NAPA VALLEY BALLOONS INC. (per NTSB report)

The passenger's improper egress from the balloon basket, which resulted in a serious injury.

Source: NTSB case GAA17CA082
Accident · 2011-11-13 Operator named in NTSB report
CAMERON BALLOONS A-315 (N65400) Serious injury Part 91

Operated by NAPA VALLEY BALLOONS INC (per NTSB report)

The balloon’s encounter with increased wind, which resulted in a hard landing and passenger injury.

Source: NTSB case WPR12CA035
Accident · 2009-11-11 Operator named in NTSB report
CAMERON BALLOONS US A-250 (N4062M) Serious injury Part 91

Operated by NAPA VALLEY BALLOONS INC (per NTSB report)

The pilot's encounter with variable winds which resulted in a hard landing and passenger injury.

Source: NTSB case WPR10CA058
Accident · 1982-02-28 Operator named in NTSB report
BARNES BALLOON AX7 (N40688) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by NAPA VALLEY BALLOONS (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case LAX82DA089

FAA enforcement actions

No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.

Maintenance disclosure history

No maintenance difficulty reports on file. Note: SDR filing is largely voluntary, so absence is not evidence of a clean maintenance history.

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N4062MCAMERON BALLOONS US A-2502007Registration pendingOperator named in NTSB report
N40688——Operator named in NTSB report
N65400CAMERON BALLOONS A-315—Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N65573CAMERON BALLOONS US A-4002013Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N69520CAMERON BALLOONS U S A-3152014Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report

Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate

Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.

1 aircraft filed records under this certificate within the last two years but are not in the fleet list we hold — fleet lists can lag actual operations.

  • N69520 (CAMERON BALLOONS U S A-315) — records 2016 · registered to NAPA VALLEY BALLOONS INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N65400 (CAMERON BALLOONS A-315) — records 2011 · registered to NAPA VALLEY BALLOONS INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N4062M (CAMERON BALLOONS US A-250) — records 2009 · registered to REGISTRATION PENDING (owner ≠ operator)
  • N40688 — records 1982 · no longer on the FAA registry