# N787TC: Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX8 105S2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX8 105S2](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-airborne-amer-ax8-105s2) (registry code 2301218, 4 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 2516USA
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: December 8, 1993
- Certificate issued: April 7, 2015
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: AAAC33
- Registered owner: [Soffera Janet M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOFFERA%20JANET%20M)
- Location: [Rio Rancho, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Rio%20Rancho)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3302° N, 106.7101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87144, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=787TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N787TC

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): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX8 105S2)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN15CA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA340), Aug 2, 2015: Thunder & Colt AX8 105S2 (N787TC), Albuquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not properly brace herself during the landing, which resulted in a broken ankle and leg.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20150802014399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150802014399A), Aug 2, 2015: Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX8 105S2 (N787TC), Albuquerque, NM, No damage. On 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…
- [Incident 19971207045359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971207045359I), Dec 7, 1997: Thundr AX8105S2 (N787TC), Pompano Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-5)Pilot was certificated for operation of this hot air balloon. Biennia/applicable for this period was given satisfactorily [privacy data omitted]. Latest…

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX8 105S2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-airborne-amer-ax8-105s2/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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