Balloon

N80943

Lindstrand Balloons 77A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
178
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hallsville, TX
Registration record

N80943 on the FAA register

Type
Lindstrand Balloons 77A
Serial
178
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hallsville, TX
Certificate issued
2024-11-15
Airworthiness date
1995-06-16
Registration expires
2031-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AB064C
Mode S (octal)
52603114
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-11-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N80943 to the current registrant.
  • 1995-06-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1991-06-28
    N80943 previously assigned to a Cessna 172M Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172K Skyhawk (s/n 17266811); cancelled.
  • 1972-06-07
    N80943 previously assigned to a DeHavilland DHC-3T (s/n 229); cancelled.
  • 1951-05-02
    N80943 previously assigned to a Globe SWIFT (s/n 1136); cancelled.
Overview

About N80943

N80943 is a Lindstrand Balloons 77A, serial number 178. It is registered to an individual in Hallsville, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 15, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 16, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N80943. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-07-10 Accident · Holland, MI Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI88FA162
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172M — a different aircraft that carried the N80943 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT HANDLING DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING AND LANDING FLARE PHASE OF FLIGHT. THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE AND AVOID A SITUATION FROM WHICH IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE-DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE AMOUNT OF POWER AVAILABLE FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE PRESENCE OF OBSTACLES IN THE FLIGHT PATH- TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND RATE OF CLIMB, RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT'S STALL/MUSH AND DESCENT INTO A WOODED RESIDENTIAL AREA.

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.