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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N784TC

N784TC is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer COLT 180A. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 20, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

N784TC is reserved by a private party since November 8, 2024. Reservation type: Fee paid, expiration notice sent. An expiration notice was issued on September 8, 2026.

Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer COLT 180A cancelled March 20, 2018

Serial number
2437USA
Type
Balloon · None
Year built
—
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
November 22, 2013
Last FAA action
November 22, 2013
Last owner
Hein William F (Individual)
Lakewood, CO
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon

NTSB accident and incident record under N784TC

DEN05CA009Accident on October 9, 2004 at Albuquerque, NM: serious injuries.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Thunder And Colt 180A · serial 2437

the balloon pilot's improper in-flight planning and failure to maintain aircraft control during descent into high winds resulting in a hard landing and subsequent serious injury to a passenger. Factors contributing to the accident were the high winds and excessive descent rate.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site