# N266LB: 2003 Lindstrand Balloons 69A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lindstrand Balloons 69A](https://openairdocs.org/model/lindstrand-balloons-69a) (registry code 5180000, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 5229
- Year built: 2003
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 23, 2003
- Certificate issued: April 12, 2011
- Expires: April 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A29643
- Registered owners: [Wooge G Scott](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOOGE%20G%20SCOTT), [Wooge Cynthia H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOOGE%20CYNTHIA%20H)
- Location: [Swisher, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Swisher)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8179° N, 91.7075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52338, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=266LB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N266LB

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): 3 in force

### Matched by airframe (Lindstrand Balloons 69A)

- [AD 2024-13-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2024-13-03): Balloon Reports · Lindstrand Balloons 42A, 56A, 60A and 16 more. Effective Jul 12, 2024
- [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
- [AD 2008-13-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2008-13-05): Burner hoses · Lindstrand Balloons 105A, 120A, 150A and 11 more. Effective Jul 23, 2008

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 2008-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2008-06-15) (historical): Burner hoses · Lindstrand Balloons 105A, 120A, 150A and 11 more. Effective Apr 1, 2008

## 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 (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 CEN15LA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA434), Sep 27, 2015: Lindstrand LBL69A (N266LB), Albuquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate on approach, which resulted in a hard landing and the pilot sustaining a serious injury. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20150927015209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150927015209A), Sep 27, 2015: Lindstrand Balloons 69A (N266LB), Albuquerque, NM, No damage. On landing, the PIC was holding on to the upright. On touchdown, the basket tipped over. PIC broke three ribs. No other injuries or damange to the balloon.

## 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.

## Related

- Other Lindstrand Balloons 69A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/lindstrand-balloons-69a/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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