# N717TC: 1993 Thunder & Colt COLT 180A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Thunder & Colt COLT 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-colt-180a) (registry code 8970130, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B3EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B3EU) (Cameron Balloons Ltd.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2443
- Year built: 1993
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: September 13, 1993
- Certificate issued: April 30, 2012
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A997BA
- Registered owner: [Southern Arizona Balloon Exc Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20ARIZONA%20BALLOON%20EXC%20INC)
- Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2712° N, 110.9917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85705, 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=717TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717TC

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 COLT 180A)

- [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) (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 N717TC.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N717TC.

## 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) (6)

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 COLT 180A)

- [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 SB1019NE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB1019NE): Installation of Aerostat Envelopes Model W-210-5 replacement envelope. DiGiovanni Ronald T
- [STC SB1011NE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB1011NE): 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

## Related

- Other Thunder & Colt COLT 180A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-colt-180a/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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