# N143BA: Thunder & Colt Balloons AX8-90 SERIES 2, registration cancelled 2022-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Thunder & Colt Balloons AX8-90 SERIES 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-balloons-ax8-90-series-2) (registry code 2301204)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B2EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B2EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1175
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 18, 1988
- Certificate issued: August 18, 2016
- Last registry action: March 17, 2019
- Mode S code: A0ADEF
- Owner when cancelled: [Glick Dan R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLICK%20DAN%20R)
- Location: [Temecula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Temecula)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4936° N, 117.1484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Temecula, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143BA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=143BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143BA-2022-12-03

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 Balloons AX8-90 SERIES 2: https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-balloons-ax8-90-series-2.md

## 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 19910921042439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910921042439I), Sep 21, 1991: Thundr AX890 (N143BA), Mansfield, MA. By landing time winds had increased. Hard landing. Two passengers thrown from basket.

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