# N970TC: 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: November 4, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=970TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N970TC

## Aircraft that carried N970TC

- [Cancelled 2019-11-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N970TC-2019-11-04): Thunder Balloons AX9-140 SII, S/N 1483. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sunrise Balloons Miami LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNRISE%20BALLOONS%20MIAMI%20LLC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## NTSB investigations on N970TC (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 ERA20LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA094), Jan 19, 2020: Airborne America AX9-140 (N970TC), Homestead, FL, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to operate the balloon at low altitude near obstructions, structures, and powerlines, which resulted in the balloon contacting powerlines. Contributing to the accident was the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N970TC (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.

- [Accident 20200119003669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200119003669A), Jan 19, 2020: Thunder Balloons Ltd AX9-140 SII (N970TC), Homestead, FL, No damage. Part 91 operator, operating a balloon, AX9-14(s.2) N970TC with 1 pilot and 8 passengers onboard hit numerous trees and crashed into electrical power lines.…

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