# N794TC: 1994 Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX8-90 S 2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX8-90 S 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-airborne-amer-ax8-90-s-2) (registry code 2301214, 5 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B2EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B2EU) (Cameron Balloons Ltd.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2452USA
- Year built: 1994
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: February 3, 1994
- Certificate issued: July 12, 1994
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AAC88D
- Registered owner: [Gobet Gerald L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOBET%20GERALD%20L)
- Location: [Canby, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Canby)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.2208° N, 122.6683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97013, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=794TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N794TC

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): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX8-90 S 2)

- [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
- [AD 2008-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2008-04-15): Self seal valves · Cameron Balloons AX10-160 (S.1), AX10-160(S.2), AX10-180 (S.1) and 24 more. Effective Mar 25, 2008

### 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 N794TC.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20080926850719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080926850719I), Sep 26, 2008: Thundr AX890S2 (N794TC), Prosser, WA, No damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] acting as pilot in command of N749TC lta balloon, took off from the Prosser Airport (S90) at 7:15AM. The winds were out of the…

## 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) (14)

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 Airborne Amer AX8-90 S 2)

- [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 SB04185CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04185CH): Replace Thunder basket, burner, and fuel tanks with Cameron Balloons US basket (p/n CB301A-7), burner (p/n CB391) and fuel tanks (p/n CB250) via standard Cameron snaplinks (carabiners). Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SB04106CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04106CH): Replace Thunder basket, burner, and fuel tanks with Cameron Balloons US basket (p/n CB301C-6), burner (p/n CB579 C) and fuel tanks (p/n CB426 D) via standard Cameron snaplinks (carabiners). Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SB04021CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04021CH): Replace Cameron Balloons Ltd. basket, burner, and fuel tanks. Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SB04022CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04022CH): Replace Cameron Balloons Ltd. basket, burner, and fuel tanks. Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SB03222CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03222CH): Replace the Cameron Balloons Ltd (Thunder) Basket/Burner system. John B. Chism
- [STC SB02807CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02807CH): ONE ONLY STC, SN 3971: Replace the Thunder basket, burner, and fuel tanks. Cameron Balloons US
- [STC SB01734CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01734CH): Replace Cameron Balloons Basket/Burner system and fuel tanks. Approved for installation on serial number 715 ONLY. Thunder & Colt America
- [STC SB1010NE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB1010NE): Installation of Aerostat Envelopes Model W-175-5 replacement envelope. Ronald T. DiGiovanni
- [STC SB01191CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01191CH): Replace the Cameron Balloons Ltd (Thunder and colt) basket with the Lindstrand Balloons Ltd Basket, P/N BA-006-A-001, S/N BA274. (AX8-90 (SW.2), S/N 2346). Donley Dean
- [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
- [STC SB1757GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB1757GL): Install Firefly baskets. Airborne America

## Related

- Other Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX8-90 S 2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-airborne-amer-ax8-90-s-2/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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