# N48189: Thunder Balloons AX7-77, registration cancelled 1998-01-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 6, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Thunder Balloons AX7-77](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax7-77) (registry code 8970107)
- Serial number: 039
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: May 10, 1991
- Last registry action: July 16, 1997
- Mode S code: A5EFE2
- Owners when cancelled: [Hebrlee Edward L II](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEBRLEE%20EDWARD%20L%20II), [Hebrlee Judith C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEBRLEE%20JUDITH%20C)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1408° N, 106.5146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87111, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48189
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48189
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48189-1998-01-06

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 Balloons AX7-77: https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax7-77.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 MKC78DA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DA040), May 20, 1978: Thunder AX7-77 (N48189), Lindsborg, KS, substantial damage

## 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 19780520015169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780520015169A), May 20, 1978: Thundr AX656A (N48189), Lindsborg, KS, Substantial damage. Plt unable to deflate after ldg due to adjustment of ripline fast. Wnd gusting 28K.

## Other aircraft with N48189

- [Cancelled 1948-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48189-1948-12-22): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-1132. Owner: [Neumoyer Leo A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEUMOYER%20LEO%20A), [Belleville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Belleville)

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