# N820TC: 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: 2466USA - Year built: 1994 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: August 17, 1994 - Certificate issued: November 3, 1994 - Expires: October 31, 2028 - Mode S code: AB3287 - Registered owner: [Kessenich Jeffrey A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KESSENICH%20JEFFREY%20A) - Location: [Vancouver, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Vancouver) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 45.6547° N, 122.6623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98663, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=820TC - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N820TC 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 N820TC. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N820TC. ## Reports on N820TC not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N820TC, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Incident 19900918054089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900918054089I), Sep 18, 1990: Doug DC863 (N820TC), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Horizontal stabilizer hit a light pole when aircraft was directed by marshaller to start taxiing for departure. ## 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 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.