# N976TC: Colt Balloons 160A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Colt Balloons 160A](https://openairdocs.org/model/colt-balloons-160a) (registry code 2300160, 9 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B00010CH](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B00010CH) (Lindstrand Balloons USA Inc.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1482US
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: July 17, 2014
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AD9B9B
- Registered owner: [Young Derald E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YOUNG%20DERALD%20E)
- Location: [Dixfield, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Dixfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.5614° N, 70.4137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04224, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=976TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N976TC

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): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Colt Balloons 160A)

- [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

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA14LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA347), Jul 20, 2014: Colt Balloons 160A (N976TC), Clinton, MA, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight and inflight planning and improper landing site selection and approach path, which resulted in the balloon contacting powerlines during landing. Contributing to the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20190818014079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190818014079I), Aug 18, 2019: Colt Balloons Ltd 160A (N976TC), Lewiston, ME, Minor damage. On 08/23/2019 during the great falls balloon festival at Lewiston auburn the balloon departed the launch site flying northeast at approximately 2000 feet. A…
- [Accident 20140719014539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140719014539A), Jul 19, 2014: Colt Balloons Ltd 160A (N976TC), Clinton, MA, Minor damage. On July 19, 2014 at approximately 2000 hours, [privacy data omitted] was operating his balloon with six passengers on board for a sight seeing flight,…

## 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) (5)

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 (Colt Balloons 160A)

- [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 SB03468CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03468CH): Replace the Lindstrand Balloons fabric with Head Balloons Inc. 1.9 oz fabric (with either polyurethane or silicone coating) for repairs. Gary M. Prentice
- [STC SB03312CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03312CH): Replace the Lindstrand Balloons USA Basket with the Lindstrand Balloons Ltd Basket, Part Number BA-244-A-001 with wheelchair side-door accessibility, S/N BA1253. Love Is In The Air Ballooning, LLC
- [STC SB03066CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03066CH): Replace the Lindstrand Balloons Basket/Burner/Fuel Tanks with a Aerostar International Basket/Burner/Fuel Tanks. ARBC Inc dba Lindstrand Balloons USA

## Related

- Other Colt Balloons 160A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/colt-balloons-160a/aircraft.md

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