Balloon

N96LN

1996 Lindstrand Balloons 69A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1996
Serial
5001
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Santa Fe Balloons LLC (LLC)
Based
Hutto, TX
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Registration record

N96LN on the FAA register

Type
1996 Lindstrand Balloons 69A
Serial
5001
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Santa Fe Balloons LLC
Hutto, TX
Certificate issued
2025-02-15
Airworthiness date
1996-04-10
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AD5AD4
Mode S (octal)
53255324
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N96LN.
  • 2010-07-30
    Accident at Longview, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 1996-04-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N96LN

N96LN is a 1996 Lindstrand Balloons 69A, serial number 5001. The FAA register lists Santa Fe Balloons LLC as the registrant in Hutto, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 15, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 10, 1996.

N96LN has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2010-07-30 Accident · Longview, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN10CA456
Reported aircraft: Lindstrand 69A
Probable cause: The the pilot's inadvertent movement of the burner assembly off center resulting in an in-flight fire of the skirt and envelope of the balloon. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's attention being diverted to venting the envelope to avoid an obstacle and lose altitude.

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.