# N377LX: 2007 Lindstrand Balloons 60X - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Lindstrand Balloons 60X](https://openairdocs.org/model/lindstrand-balloons-60x) (registry code 5180017, 2 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: 5357 - Year built: 2007 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: February 18, 2007 - Certificate issued: June 21, 2024 - Expires: June 30, 2031 - Mode S code: A44EDC - Registered owner: [Shady Aero LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHADY%20AERO%20LLC) - Location: [Anchorage, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Anchorage) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 38.2585° N, 85.5398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40223, 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=377LX - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N377LX 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 (Lindstrand Balloons 60X) - [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 (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 ERA22LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA129), Jan 11, 2022: Lindstrand Balloons 60X (N377LX), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot applicant’s delayed reaction to the balloon's increased rate of descent, which resulted in impact with a light pole. ## 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 20220111002779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220111002779A), Jan 11, 2022: Lindstrand Balloons 60X (N377LX), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. A student pilot-balloon was taking a private pilot-balloon check ride with a balloon DPE. The student pilot initiated a descent. The balloon apparently… ## 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) (9) 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 (Lindstrand Balloons 60X) - [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 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 - [STC SB03217CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03217CH): Replace the Lindstrand Balloons Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks. Brad Craig - [STC SB02732CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02732CH): ONLY STC, SN 5363: Replace the Lindstrand Balloons USA Basket/Burner system with the Aerostar International Basket, Part Number 52131, S/N RWS-602, and the Aerostar International Burner, Part Number 52350, S/N HP3D-3481. Replace the Lindstrand Balloons USA fuel tanks with the Aerostar International fuel tanks, Part Number V-15, S/Ns V94036 and V94045. The Aerostar International Basket/Burner is installed via the standard Lindstrand Balloons carabiner (snaplink) attachments. Matthew W. Fenster - [STC SB02362CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02362CH): ONE-ONLY: Replace the Lindstrand Balloons USA Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks. Isley Todd - [STC SB02055CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02055CH): Limited to installation on serial number 5239 ONLY. Donner Nicholas R ## Related - Other Lindstrand Balloons 60X aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/lindstrand-balloons-60x/aircraft.md - The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.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.