# N157LG: American Blimp A-1-70G

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [American Blimp A-1-70G](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-blimp-a-1-70g) (registry code 3850112, 10 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS S00002SE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/S00002SE) (Skyship Services Inc.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 107
- Type: Blimp/Dirigible
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: March 14, 2024
- Expires: March 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A0E531
- Registered owner: [Skyship Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYSHIP%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Windermere, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Windermere)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.4828° N, 81.5387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34786, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=157LG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N157LG

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (American Blimp A-1-70G)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI84LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA286), Jul 7, 1984: Gillmore Moni (N157LG), Joliet, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N157LG.

## Reports on N157LG not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N157LG, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19840707030759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840707030759A), Jul 7, 1984: Amtr MONI (N157LG), Joliet, IL, Substantial damage. Propeller separated after takeoff. Propeller retaining bolts sheared. Service bulletin put out late to correct.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N157LG

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N157LG before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N157LG-undated): Gillmore Gary/Linda MONI, S/N 00157. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other American Blimp A-1-70G aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-blimp-a-1-70g/aircraft.md

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.