# N81683: 1983 Thunder & Colt AS 105

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Thunder & Colt AS 105](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-as-105) (registry code 2301206, 6 seats)
- Engine: [Honda CX500](https://openairdocs.org/engine/honda-cx500) (registry code 33805)
- Serial number: 490
- Year built: 1983
- Type: Blimp/Dirigible
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 17, 2003
- Certificate issued: April 3, 2003
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AB2332
- Registered owner: [Aeronautical Adventures Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERONAUTICAL%20ADVENTURES%20INC)
- Location: [Eagle, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Eagle)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.7756° N, 116.3950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83616, 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=81683
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81683

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 AS 105)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Honda CX500)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N81683.

## 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 19890507026349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890507026349I), May 7, 1989: Amtrco COLT105 (N81683), Santa Rosa, CA, Minor damage. On second attempt to land, the balloon hit and broke electric powerlines. No injuries.

## 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 AS 105 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-as-105/aircraft.md
- The Honda CX500 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/honda-cx500.md

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