# N240TC: 1991 Thunder & Colt COLT 120A, registration cancelled 2013-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Thunder & Colt COLT 120A](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-colt-120a) (registry code 8970122)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B3EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B3EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1975
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 29, 1993
- Certificate issued: September 28, 2009
- Last registry action: September 28, 2009
- Mode S code: A231AB
- Owner when cancelled: [Colorado Rocky Ballooning LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLORADO%20ROCKY%20BALLOONING%20LLC)
- Location: [Dillon, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Dillon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5744° N, 105.9348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80435, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- 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-2013-10-29

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 COLT 120A: https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-colt-120a.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 LAX02LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA150), Feb 23, 2002: Thunder and Colt Colt 120 A (N240TC), Moreno Valley, CA, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate handling of the aircraft. High winds were a contributing factor.

## 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 20020223002999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020223002999A), Feb 23, 2002: Colt COLT120A (N240TC), Moreno Valley, CA, Minor damage. (-23) 02/23/2002, Hot air balloon, thunder & Colt model 120A, on pleasure flight with 9 passengers and 1 pilot, due to high winds forced landed in an open…

## Other aircraft with N240TC

- [Cancelled 1988-06-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N240TC-1988-06-30): Colt Balloons 240A, S/N 593. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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