Balloon

N3009Q

2012 Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 260A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2012
Serial
5517
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Galena On the Fly Inc (Corporation)
Based
Galena, IL
Registration record

N3009Q on the FAA register

Type
2012 Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 260A
Serial
5517
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Galena On the Fly Inc
Galena, IL
Certificate issued
2012-08-09
Airworthiness date
2012-07-24
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A322F4
Mode S (octal)
50621364
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-08-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N3009Q to the current registrant.
  • 2012-07-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2006-09-13
    N3009Q previously assigned to a Bell 430 (s/n 49014); cancelled.
  • 1978-02-21
    N3009Q previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Arrow III (s/n 28R-7703085); cancelled.
Overview

About N3009Q

N3009Q is a 2012 Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 260A, serial number 5517. The FAA register lists Galena On the Fly Inc as the registrant in Galena, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 9, 2012 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated July 24, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3009Q. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-08-06 Accident · De Witt,Il, 13 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3982
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28R — a different aircraft that carried the N3009Q registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.