# N30228: 1998 Lindstrand Balloons 77A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lindstrand Balloons 77A](https://openairdocs.org/model/lindstrand-balloons-77a) (registry code 5180001, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 5083
- Year built: 1998
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: November 20, 1998
- Certificate issued: October 1, 2008
- Expires: December 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A3297F
- Registered owners: [Donahue Mark A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DONAHUE%20MARK%20A), [Schwerman Joseph J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHWERMAN%20JOSEPH%20J)
- Location: [Queensbury, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Queensbury)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 43.3373° N, 73.6827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12804, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30228
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30228

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 77A)

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### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)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

None matched to N30228.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N30228.

## 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 N30228

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N30228 before.

- [Cancelled 1994-10-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30228-1994-10-13): Fairchild SA227-CC, S/N CC843B. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Fairchild Aircraft Incorporated](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAIRCHILD%20AIRCRAFT%20INCORPORATED), [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- [Cancelled 1990-07-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30228-1990-07-20): Cessna 177, S/N 17701134. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1965-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30228-1965-08-09): Piper J3L-65, S/N 4708, built 1940. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Bentwood Aero Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENTWOOD%20AERO%20CLUB), [Apo, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Apo)

## Related

- Other Lindstrand Balloons 77A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/lindstrand-balloons-77a/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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