- Registered owner
- Southern Arizona Balloon Exc Inc
- Location
- Tucson, AZ
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 2443
- Year built
- 1993
- Type
- Balloon
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date
- September 13, 1993
- Certificate issued
- April 30, 2012
- Expires
- April 30, 2028
- Mode S code
- A997BA
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 1
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
Airframe · Thunder & Colt COLT 180A
AD 2013-03-10HardwareInformation bulletins that may apply · 1
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Thunder & Colt COLT 180A
SAIB CE-11-44Fuel: Cylinder Strap InstallationNTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N717TCMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Thunder & Colt COLT 180A aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N717TCMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Thunder & Colt COLT 180A aircraft
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N717TCGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Thunder & Colt COLT 180A aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 6
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Thunder & Colt COLT 180A
STC SB09657RCInstallation of Aircraft Position LightsSTC SB04407ATInstallation of the DBI-III OmegaSTC SB1019NEInstallation of Aerostat Envelopes Model W-210-5 replacement envelope.STC SB1011NEInstallation of Aerostat Envelopes Model W-175-5 replacement envelope.STC SB01020CHReplace existing Thunder and Colt envelope fabric with the corresponding Cameron Balloons US envelope fabric as listed.STC SB09348SCInstallation of S.S. fuel tanks manufactured by Protank with serial numbers V30US-002 through V30US-015.