Aircraft record

N787TCThunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX8 105S2

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 16, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (Aug 2015)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Valid; expires Apr 30, 2028
Based in: Rio Rancho, NM; owner city / state
Engine: NONE; None
Owners: 1; since 2015
NTSB events: 1; 2015
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026

Registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Rio Rancho, NM
Certificate issued: Apr 7, 2015
Expires: Apr 30, 2028
Airworthiness: Standard · Balloon
Airworthiness date: Dec 8, 1993

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: AX8 105S2
Serial number: 2516USA
Aircraft type: Balloon
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 4
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: AAAC33

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

2015 – nowIndividual ownerRio Rancho, NM · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

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

NTSB events (1)

Accident

Aug 2, 2015 · Albuquerque, NM

The pilot did not properly brace herself during the landing, which resulted in a broken ankle and leg.

Injuries: Serious
Report: CEN15CA340

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN15CA340)

Accident history for this model

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

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