# N49CD: 1993 Lindstrand Balloons 180A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lindstrand Balloons 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/lindstrand-balloons-180a) (registry code 5180003, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 025
- Year built: 1993
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 2003
- Certificate issued: September 25, 2003
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A60DF5
- Registered owner: [David Lee Bradley Productions Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVID%20LEE%20BRADLEY%20PRODUCTIONS%20INC)
- Location: [Temecula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Temecula)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5343° N, 117.1092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92591, 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=49CD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49CD

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 180A)

- [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### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)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 WPR12CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA173), Feb 17, 2012: Lindstrand LBL180A (N49CD), Temecula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to see and avoid a set of power lines while maneuvering to a landing site.

## 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 20120221006279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120221006279A), Feb 21, 2012: Lindstrand Balloons 180A (N49CD), Temecula, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot was on approach to landing when he contacted high voltage power lines. Power lines suspended balloon until they snaped. Balloon landing was hard.

## 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 180A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/lindstrand-balloons-180a/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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