- Registered owner
- Soffera Janet M
- Location
- Rio Rancho, NM
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- 2516USA
- Type
- Balloon
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date
- December 8, 1993
- Certificate issued
- April 7, 2015
- Expires
- April 30, 2028
- Mode S code
- AAAC33
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0
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No ADs matched this aircraft’s modelsADs on appliances, propellers and installed equipment aren’t matched by model; check those separately.
Information bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations · 1
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FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Accident 20150802014399ALanding: Touchdown · Albuquerque, NMOn otherwise uneventful flight, pilots foot was between basket and propane tank on landing, and jolt from ground contact broke pilots ankle. Landing was not a hard landing, but more normal than not.Incident 19971207045359ILevel Off Touchdown · Pompano Beach, FL(-5)Pilot was certificated for operation of this hot air balloon. Biennia/applicable for this period was given satisfactorily [privacy data omitted]. Latest biennial was 2/1/98 [privacy data omitted].
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N787TCGeneral 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 Airborne Amer AX8 105S2 aircraft
STCs that may be installed
No STCs matched this aircraft’s modelsSTCs are matched through the model’s type certificate data sheet, and this registry model isn’t matched to one.