# N760AB: 1993 American Blimp A-60+

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [American Blimp A-60+](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-blimp-a-60-plus) (registry code 3850001, 5 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS AS1NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/AS1NM) (Skyship Services Inc.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 007
- Year built: 1993
- Type: Blimp/Dirigible
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 1, 1994
- Certificate issued: March 1, 1994
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: AA418A
- Registered owner: [Icarus Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ICARUS%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Lake Worth, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lake%20Worth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.5932° N, 80.1290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33463, 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=760AB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N760AB

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): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (American Blimp A-60+)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## 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 IAD98LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA074), Jul 1, 1998: American Blimp ABC-A-60 (N760AB), Lock Haven, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's encounter with unforecasted downdrafts.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19980701024779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980701024779A), Jul 1, 1998: Amblmp ABCA60 (N760AB), Lockhaven, PA, Substantial damage. Dirigible encountered laarge down draft. Unable to control and descended into trees. XMU11074
- [Incident 19941231043419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941231043419I), Dec 31, 1994: Amblmp ABCA60 (N760AB), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Windshift on landing caused high unrecoverable sink rate. Impact damaged airship landing gear.

## 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) (5)

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 (American Blimp A-60+)

- [STC SA00068SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00068SE): Installation of fuel flow/pressure instruments. (W/TSIO-360-MB1). Electronics International Inc
- [STC SA01157LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01157LA): Installation of Electronics International Model FP-5 or FP-5L fuel flow/fuel pressure instrument as a replacement instrument. Electronics International Inc
- [STC SA5925NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA5925NM): Installation of oil pressure/temperature instrument. Electronics International
- [STC SA5924NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA5924NM): Installation of RPM instrument. Electronics International
- [STC SA5926NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA5926NM): Installation of manifold pressure instrument. Electronics International

## Related

- Other American Blimp A-60+ aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-blimp-a-60-plus/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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