# N116TC: Thunder & Colt Balloons 160A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Thunder & Colt Balloons 160A](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-balloons-160a) (registry code 2301200, 9 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B00010CH](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B00010CH) (Lindstrand Balloons USA Inc.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1700US
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 30, 1990
- Certificate issued: November 20, 2018
- Expires: November 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A04429
- Registered owner: [Horst Daniel L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORST%20DANIEL%20L)
- Location: [Webster, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Webster)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.3102° N, 97.5557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57274, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=116TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116TC

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): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Thunder & Colt Balloons 160A)

- [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

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N116TC.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N116TC.

## 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) (5)

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 & Colt Balloons 160A)

- [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 SB03468CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03468CH): Replace the Lindstrand Balloons fabric with Head Balloons Inc. 1.9 oz fabric (with either polyurethane or silicone coating) for repairs. Gary M. Prentice
- [STC SB03312CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03312CH): Replace the Lindstrand Balloons USA Basket with the Lindstrand Balloons Ltd Basket, Part Number BA-244-A-001 with wheelchair side-door accessibility, S/N BA1253. Love Is In The Air Ballooning, LLC
- [STC SB03066CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03066CH): Replace the Lindstrand Balloons Basket/Burner/Fuel Tanks with a Aerostar International Basket/Burner/Fuel Tanks. ARBC Inc dba Lindstrand Balloons USA

## Related

- Other Thunder & Colt Balloons 160A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-balloons-160a/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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