# N790TC: 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: December 9, 2010
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=790TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N790TC

## Aircraft that carried N790TC

- [Cancelled 2010-12-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N790TC-2010-12-09): Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX8-90 S 2, S/N 2526USA, built 1993. Assigned, pending cancellation

## NTSB investigations on N790TC (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 DEN99LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA011), Oct 9, 1998: Thunder and Colt AX8-90 S 2 (N790TC), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper planning for his landing site approach which resulted in the balloon landing in close proximity to electrical transmission lines.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N790TC (1)

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.

- [Incident 19981009029069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981009029069I), Oct 9, 1998: Thundr AX890S2 (N790TC), Albuqerque, NM, Minor damage. Hot air balloon was landing when the wind shifted, and the acft struck a power line. On 10/09/98, approximately 1011 mountain daylight time, a thunder & colt…

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