# N128TC: 1991 Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer COLT 160A, registration cancelled 2013-07-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 16, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer COLT 160A](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-airborne-amer-colt-160a) (registry code 2301212)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B3EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B3EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1884USA
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: October 1, 1991
- Last registry action: February 13, 2002
- Mode S code: A07316
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.9943° N, 106.6848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87105, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N128TC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=128TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128TC-2013-07-16

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer COLT 160A: https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-airborne-amer-colt-160a.md

## 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 LAX93LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA296), Jan 30, 1993: Thunder and Colt Colt 160A (N128TC), Chandler, AZ, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately evaluate the weather conditions and subsequent uncontrolled touchdown resulting in a hard landing. Gusty wind conditions were a factor in the accident.

## 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.

- [Accident 19930130025069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930130025069A), Jan 30, 1993: Colt 160A (N128TC), Chandler, AZ. Hard bouncing landing in gusty surface winds injured a passenger.

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