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N738TC1992 Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer COLT 180A

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 5, 2015.

Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Apr 1995)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Cave Creek, AZ
owner city / state
Engine
NONE
None
Owners
1
since 1992
NTSB events
2
substantial, 1995
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Cave Creek, AZ
Certificate issued
Dec 10, 1992
Canceled
May 5, 2015
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon
Airworthiness date
Dec 11, 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 180A
Year
1992
Serial number
2292
Aircraft type
Balloon
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
12
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A9EA6F

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
  1. 1992 – 2015Individual ownerCave Creek, AZ
  2. until 1988Individual ownerdifferent airframe: Cessna 172n S/N 17270216

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (2)

Accident

Apr 27, 1995 · Tucson, AZ

the inability of the pilot to compensate for the wind conditions which resulted in the basket tipping over following touchdown during a high-wind landing.

Injuries
Serious
Report
LAX95LA172

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX95LA172)

Accident · substantial damage

Nov 15, 1994 · Peoria, AZ

the flight's encounter with unforecasted high winds which resulted in a hard landing.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Serious
Report
LAX95LA036

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX95LA036)

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.

Related aircraft

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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