Balloon

N3010Q

Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 160A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
5518
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Galena On the Fly Inc (Corporation)
Based
Galena, IL
Registration record

N3010Q on the FAA register

Type
Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 160A
Serial
5518
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Galena On the Fly Inc
Galena, IL
Certificate issued
2018-08-25
Airworthiness date
2012-10-02
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A32570
Mode S (octal)
50622560
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).
  • 2018-08-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N3010Q to the current registrant.
  • 2012-10-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2006-08-23
    N3010Q previously assigned to a Maule MT-7-235 (s/n 18014C); cancelled.
  • 1975-01-13
    N3010Q previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane / 182K Skylane (s/n 18258010); cancelled.
Overview

About N3010Q

N3010Q is an Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 160A, serial number 5518. The FAA register lists Galena On the Fly Inc as the registrant in Galena, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 25, 2018 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 October 2, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3010Q. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-05-26 Accident · Flushing, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI06LA137
Reported aircraft: Maule MT-7-235 — a different aircraft that carried the N3010Q registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the collapse of the amphibian float's nose wheels, and a nose over during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident were the soft grass runway, and the collapse of the nose wheel fittings.

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.