# N120TC: 1990 Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX7-77 S1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX7-77 S1](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-airborne-amer-ax7-77-s1) (registry code 2301211, 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: 1869USA
- Year built: 1990
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: November 20, 1990
- Certificate issued: November 28, 2022
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A0555E
- Registered owner: [Davis Cory M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20CORY%20M)
- Location: [Carrollton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Carrollton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0052° N, 96.8963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75007, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=120TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N120TC

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 & Colt Airborne Amer AX7-77 S1)

- [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 N120TC.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N120TC.

## Reports on N120TC not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N120TC, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19860207010389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860207010389I), Feb 7, 1986: Piper PA31T2 (N120TC), Dayton, OH. Smoke and bright glow from instrument panel on rollout. Defective pressurization dump valve replaced.

## 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) (9)

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 Airborne Amer AX7-77 S1)

- [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 SB02248CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02248CH): ONE ONLY - S/N 180 Replace the Cameron Balloons Ltd. Basket/Burner System. Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SB02043CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02043CH): Limited to installation on serial number 2344 ONLY. 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
- [STC SA2741SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2741SW): Installation of foldup gondola. AERCO

## Earlier aircraft with N120TC

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N120TC before.

- [Cancelled 1989-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120TC-1989-06-07): Cessna 550, S/N 5500440. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX7-77 S1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-airborne-amer-ax7-77-s1/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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