# N844LB: 2024 Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 77X

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 77X](https://openairdocs.org/model/arbc-inc-dba-lindstrand-77x) (registry code 5190026, 1 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: 5790
- Year built: 2024
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 4, 2024
- Certificate issued: June 21, 2024
- Expires: June 30, 2031
- Mode S code: AB8FB1
- Registered owner: [Aeroknot Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROKNOT%20INC)
- Location: [Macomb, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Macomb)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4404° N, 90.6379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61455, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=844LB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N844LB

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 (Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 77X)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N844LB.

## 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.

- [Incident 20250824010509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250824010509I), Aug 24, 2025: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 77X (N844LB), Decatur, IL, Minor damage. Incident summary: on August 24, 2025, at approximately 09:09 CDT, balloon aircraft [privacy data omitted] (lindstrand 77X) experienced a landing incident in…

## 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) (6)

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 (Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 77X)

- [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 SB03456CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03456CH): Replace the Lindstrand Balloons Ltd Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks. Michael Reinert
- [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 SB03213CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03213CH): Replace the Lindstrand Balloons USA Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks. Chris Reinert

## Earlier aircraft with N844LB

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N844LB before.

- [Cancelled 2015-05-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N844LB-2015-05-19): Lindstrand Balloons 150A, S/N 5283, built 2004. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Air Ventures Balloon Rides Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20VENTURES%20BALLOON%20RIDES%20INC), [Millsboro, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Millsboro)

## Related

- Other Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 77X aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/arbc-inc-dba-lindstrand-77x/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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