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N28SQ

Cancelled 2013

Deregistered aircraft · 1989 Thunder & Colt COLT GA42 · Continental 0-200 series

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Cancelled: April 11, 2013
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 1140
Year built: 1989
Type: Balloon
Engine: Reciprocating
Airworthiness: Standard, normal
Airworthiness date: August 10, 1993
Certificate issued: October 13, 1993
Last registry action: October 21, 2008
Mode S code: A2CD41
Owner when cancelled: Sky Quest Inc
Location: San Jose, CA
Owner type: Corporation

Airframe modelThunder & Colt COLT GA42ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesTCDS E-252 · Reciprocating

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N28SQ and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB LAX95LA121Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHayward, CAthe pilot's decision to operate the blimp with a known and unresolved deficiency in the electrical system, which led to a loss of the flight controls and the pilot's improper remedial actions after the blimp came to rest on the ground.Feb 26, 1995 · No damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N28SQ and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19950226002529ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Hayward, CAThe blimp had a history of unresolved electrical system charging problems. The ground crew were given rides after the last revenue flgt. As one of th e ground crew got in for his ride, he accidently moved the mixture and killed the engine. The pilot restarted…Feb 26, 1995 · Reported as Amtrco COLT105 · 1 fatal