# N971LB: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 310A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 310A](https://openairdocs.org/model/arbc-inc-dba-lindstrand-310a) (registry code 5190014, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 5489
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: July 25, 2011
- Certificate issued: June 14, 2013
- Expires: June 30, 2029
- Mode S code: AD8858
- Registered owner: [Wyoming Balloon Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WYOMING%20BALLOON%20CO)
- Location: [Jackson, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Jackson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.3946° N, 110.6298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83001, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=971LB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N971LB

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 (Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 310A)

- [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### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)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 WPR20CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA263), Aug 3, 2020: Lindstrand 310A (N971LB), Jackson, WY, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to arrest the descent rate when the balloon encountered unforecasted high ground wind that resulted in a hard landing.

## 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 20200803014289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200803014289A), Aug 3, 2020: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 310A (N971LB), Jackson, WY, Minor damage. 180 Degree change in direction and serious down draft caused balloon to strike ground

## 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 Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 310A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/arbc-inc-dba-lindstrand-310a/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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