Models / Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer / COLT 120A / N416TC Aircraft record N416TC 1992 Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer COLT 120A Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Aug 1994) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Apr 30, 2028 NTSB events 1 substantial, 1994 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner Individual owner
City, state Wadsworth, OH
Certificate issued Aug 24, 1993
Expires Apr 30, 2028
Airworthiness Standard · Balloon
Airworthiness date Jun 3, 1992 We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine FAA Registry + type data Airframe
Manufacturer Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer
Model COLT 120A
Year 1992
Serial number 2187USA
Aircraft type Balloon
Category Sea
Certification Type Certificated
Seats 7
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code A4EC16 Engine
Make and model None None
Type None Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 1993 – now Individual owner Wadsworth, OH · current Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage Aug 16, 1994 · Bloomington, IL the unforcast, unanticipated adverse wind conditions and thermal activity. A factor was the powerlines.
Damage Substantial
Injuries Serious
Report CHI94LA275 From NTSB records; matched by N-number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI94LA275)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0) These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record