# N5402V: Thunder Balloons AX7-77, registration cancelled 2008-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 2008
- 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: 558
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 16, 1984
- Certificate issued: February 12, 1997
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A6DA9E
- Owner when cancelled: [Grassbaugh Robert D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRASSBAUGH%20ROBERT%20D)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1082° N, 106.5781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87110, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5402V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5402V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5402V-2008-07-08

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 FTW95LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA267), Jul 4, 1995: Thunder and Colt AX7-77 (N5402V), Santa Fe, NM, no damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING FOR THE HIGH WIND LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE UNFAVORABLE WINDS AND THE TREE STUMP.

## 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 19950704040379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950704040379A), Jul 4, 1995: Thundr AX777 (N5402V), Sante Fe, NM. High wind landing. Basket hit tree stump. Tipped over ejecting pilot. Balloon rose hit house. Pass told vent bag.

## Other aircraft with N5402V

- [Cancelled 1981-05-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5402V-1981-05-29): Sikorsky S-76A, S/N 760142. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Offshore Logistics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OFFSHORE%20LOGISTICS%20INC), [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- [Cancelled 1980-08-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5402V-1980-08-01): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0520. Exported to Switzerland. Owner: [Valenti Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALENTI%20AVIATION), [Oxnard, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oxnard)
- [Cancelled 1975-01-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5402V-1975-01-20): Lockheed 1049H-82, S/N 4842. Owner: [Midair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDAIR%20INC), [Barstow, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Barstow)

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