# N46945: 1977 Thunder Balloons AX5-42, registration cancelled 2018-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Thunder Balloons AX5-42](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax5-42) (registry code 8970100)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B2EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B2EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 083
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: May 26, 1978
- Certificate issued: September 3, 2008
- Last registry action: November 12, 2014
- Mode S code: A5BE0C
- Owner when cancelled: [Mills Douglas N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLS%20DOUGLAS%20N)
- Location: [Middleville, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Middleville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6950° N, 85.4637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49333, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46945
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46945
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46945-2018-09-13

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 Balloons AX5-42: https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax5-42.md

## Other aircraft with N46945

- [Cancelled 1948-10-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46945-1948-10-18): Fairchild M-62A, S/N 3800. Owner: [John H Gaskill](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHN%20H%20GASKILL), [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)

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