# N709TC: 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: June 26, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=709TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N709TC

## Aircraft that carried N709TC

- [Cancelled 2018-06-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N709TC-2018-06-26): Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX10-180S1, S/N 2444, built 1993. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Sandia Park, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Sandia%20Park)

## NTSB investigations on N709TC (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 CEN17LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA118), Feb 20, 2017: Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX10 180 (N709TC), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed reaction to the balloon’s increased rate of descent during an attempted landing, which resulted in impact with a power line.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N709TC (2)

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 20170220001719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170220001719A), Feb 20, 2017: Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX10-180S1 (N709TC), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. On February 20, 2017, at 0845 MST, a Thunder and colt balloon, N709TC, registration pending to arthur moller, was conducting a balloon ride by air carriage,…
- [Incident 20111106026589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111106026589I), Nov 6, 2011: Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX10-180S1 (N709TC), Chandler, AZ, No damage. On 11/06/2011, [privacy data omitted] piloted a balloon with 8 passengers onboard. At least 3 landing attempts were made in variable wind conditions. These…

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