# N1049F: 1979 Thunder Balloons AX7-77Z

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Thunder Balloons AX7-77Z](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax7-77z) (registry code 8970110, 4 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B2EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B2EU) (Cameron Balloons Ltd.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 182
- Year built: 1979
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 7, 1979
- Certificate issued: October 5, 1981
- Expires: November 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A01729
- Registered owner: [Bissonette Harle E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BISSONETTE%20HARLE%20E)
- Location: [Brookings, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Brookings)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1378° N, 124.1334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97415, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1049F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1049F

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Thunder Balloons AX7-77Z)

- [AD 2013-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-03-10): Hardware · Aeronaut Instruction Research Skysailor 105, Skysailor 90, 110C and 439 more. Effective Mar 19, 2013
- [AD 2008-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2008-04-15): Self seal valves · Cameron Balloons AX10-160 (S.1), AX10-160(S.2), AX10-180 (S.1) and 24 more. Effective Mar 25, 2008

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB CE-11-44](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-11-44): Fuel: Cylinder Strap Installation. Issued Jul 13, 2011

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N1049F.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N1049F.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (7)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Thunder Balloons AX7-77Z)

- [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc
- [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC
- [STC SB023334CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB023334CH): ONE ONLY - S/N 319 Replace the Cameron Balloons Ltd. (Thunder) Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks with the Aerostar International Basket. Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SB1010NE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB1010NE): Installation of Aerostat Envelopes Model W-175-5 replacement envelope. Ronald T. DiGiovanni
- [STC SB01020CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01020CH): Replace existing Thunder and Colt envelope fabric with the corresponding Cameron Balloons US envelope fabric as listed. Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SB09348SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09348SC): Installation of S.S. fuel tanks manufactured by Protank with serial numbers V30US-002 through V30US-015. Balloon Repairs of East Texas
- [STC SB1757GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB1757GL): Install Firefly baskets. Airborne America

## Earlier aircraft with N1049F

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1049F before.

- [Cancelled 1975-08-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1049F-1975-08-21): Cessna A185F, S/N 18502706. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Chippewa Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHIPPEWA%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Sault Ste Marie, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Sault%20Ste%20Marie)

## Related

- Other Thunder Balloons AX7-77Z aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax7-77z/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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