# N2646G: 2012 Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 56X

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 56X](https://openairdocs.org/model/arbc-inc-dba-lindstrand-56x) (registry code 5190024, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B00010CH](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B00010CH) (Lindstrand Balloons USA Inc.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5503
- Year built: 2012
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 14, 2012
- Certificate issued: November 22, 2024
- Expires: November 30, 2031
- Mode S code: A2910A
- Registered owner: [Wicked Balloons Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WICKED%20BALLOONS%20INC)
- Location: [Worcester, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Worcester)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2851° N, 71.8300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01609, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2646G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2646G

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): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 56X)

- [AD 2013-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-03-10): Hardware · Aeronaut Instruction Research Skysailor 105, Skysailor 90, 110C and 439 more. Effective Mar 19, 2013

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB CE-11-44](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-11-44): Fuel: Cylinder Strap Installation. Issued Jul 13, 2011

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2646G.

## NTSB investigations on N2646G not matched to an aircraft (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 LAX83FA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA396), Mar 19, 1983: Cessna 182 (N2646G), Littlefield, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2646G.

## Reports on N2646G not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N2646G, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19830819044659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830819044659A), Aug 19, 1983: Cessna 182B (N2646G), Littlefield, AZ, Destroyed. Pilot made low fly by of airport attempting to read sign and during pullup aircraft collided with mountain.

## 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) (6)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 56X)

- [STC SB10564SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB10564SC): Installation of Night Position Lights. Highland Balloon Repair, CRS NHMD682X
- [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc
- [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC
- [STC SB04087CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04087CH): Replace the Lindstrand Balloons USA Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks with the FireFly Balloons Basket Model 4.9A1, S/N 289; the FireFly Balloons Burner Model T3-017, S/N 2163J; and FireFly Balloons fuel tanks, Part Number 3035, S/Ns 75032J, 15369J, and 37088; and Part Number 3229, S/N 47528J. Charles Mays Jr
- [STC SB03468CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03468CH): Replace the Lindstrand Balloons fabric with Head Balloons Inc. 1.9 oz fabric (with either polyurethane or silicone coating) for repairs. Gary M. Prentice
- [STC SB03066CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03066CH): Replace the Lindstrand Balloons Basket/Burner/Fuel Tanks with a Aerostar International Basket/Burner/Fuel Tanks. ARBC Inc dba Lindstrand Balloons USA

## Earlier aircraft with N2646G

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2646G before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2646G-undated): Cessna 182B, S/N 51946. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 56X aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/arbc-inc-dba-lindstrand-56x/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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