# N48344: 1975 Thunder Balloons AX7-77A, registration cancelled 2022-07-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 25, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Thunder Balloons AX7-77A](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax7-77a) (registry code 8970108)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B2EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B2EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 045
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: September 15, 1981
- Last registry action: June 6, 2018
- Mode S code: A5F6BF
- Owners when cancelled: [Cates John W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CATES%20JOHN%20W), [Cates Anita E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CATES%20ANITA%20E)
- Location: [Socorro, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Socorro)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9326° N, 107.0738° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87801, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48344
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48344
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48344-2022-07-25

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 AX7-77A: https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax7-77a.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19790630018099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790630018099I), Jun 30, 1979: Thundr AX777A (N48344), Albuquerque, NM. Two balloons collided during launch

## Other aircraft with N48344

- [Cancelled 1949-11-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48344-1949-11-18): Taylorcraft DCO-65, S/N L5086, built 1943. Owner: [Depew Eugene O/Depew Barbara C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPEW%20EUGENE%20O%2FDEPEW%20BARBARA%20C), [San Miguel, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Miguel)

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