# N28SQ: 1989 Thunder & Colt COLT GA42, registration cancelled 2013-04-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Thunder & Colt COLT GA42](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-colt-ga42) (registry code 2301228)
- Engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1140
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20QUEST%20INC)
- Location: [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3292° N, 121.8348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95122, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28SQ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28SQ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28SQ-2013-04-11

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 GA42: https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-colt-ga42.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 LAX95LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA121), Feb 26, 1995: Thunder and Colt GA42 (N28SQ), Hayward, CA, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the 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…

## 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 19950226002529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950226002529A), Feb 26, 1995: Amtrco COLT105 (N28SQ), Hayward, CA, 1 fatal. The 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…

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