# N844LB: 2004 Lindstrand Balloons 150A, registration cancelled 2015-05-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 19, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Lindstrand Balloons 150A](https://openairdocs.org/model/lindstrand-balloons-150a) (registry code 5180015)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 5283
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: December 20, 2004
- Certificate issued: March 31, 2005
- Last registry action: April 15, 2008
- Mode S code: AB8FB1
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Ventures Balloon Rides Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20VENTURES%20BALLOON%20RIDES%20INC)
- Location: [Millsboro, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Millsboro)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5794° N, 75.2772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19966, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N844LB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=844LB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N844LB-2015-05-19

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Lindstrand Balloons 150A: https://openairdocs.org/model/lindstrand-balloons-150a.md

## 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 NYC08FA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA307), Sep 7, 2008: Lindstrand Balloons 150A (N844LB), Phoenixville, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The separation of a portion of a fuel fitting during a hard landing resulting in release of fuel and a fire in the balloons basket area. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow…

## 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 20080907846469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080907846469A), Sep 7, 2008: Lbl 150ALBL (N844LB), Phoenixville, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On September 7, 2008, at or about 1836 eastern daylight savings time, a lindstrand balloon usa model 150A hot air balloon, N844LB, s/n 5283, operated by…

## Other aircraft with N844LB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N844LB): Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 77X, S/N 5790, built 2024

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