# N240TC: Colt Balloons 240A, registration cancelled 1988-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 1988
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Colt Balloons 240A](https://openairdocs.org/model/colt-balloons-240a) (registry code 2300180)
- Serial number: 593
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Mode S code: A231AB
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N240TC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=240TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N240TC-1988-06-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Colt Balloons 240A: https://openairdocs.org/model/colt-balloons-240a.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 19850302014879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850302014879I), Mar 2, 1985: Colt 240A (N240TC), Carefree, AZ, Minor damage. During high wind landing, basket tipped over,spilled people. Basket uprighted and hit tree. Load cables slipped.

## Other aircraft with N240TC

- [Cancelled 2013-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N240TC-2013-10-29): Thunder & Colt COLT 120A, S/N 1975, built 1991. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Colorado Rocky Ballooning LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLORADO%20ROCKY%20BALLOONING%20LLC), [Dillon, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Dillon)

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