# N666TE: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: February 19, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=666TE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N666TE

## Aircraft that carried N666TE

- [Cancelled 2020-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N666TE-2020-02-19): Thunder Balloons AX7-77, S/N 1020. Registration expired. Owner: [Prentice Mike](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRENTICE%20MIKE), [Escondido, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Escondido)

## NTSB investigations on N666TE (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX93LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA022), Oct 31, 1992: Thunder and Colt AX7-77 (N666TE), Sierra Vista, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT'S ENCOUNTER WITH UNFORECAST UNFAVORABLE WINDS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N666TE (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19921031047049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921031047049A), Oct 31, 1992: Thundr AX777 (N666TE), Sierra Vista, AZ, Destroyed. Reported wind increased after takeoff. On third landing attempt was dragged into wires and pole. Wind misjudged.

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