# N65290: Thunder Balloons AX7-77A, registration cancelled 1996-07-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 10, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Thunder Balloons AX7-77A](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax7-77a) (registry code 8970108)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B2EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B2EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 057
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: May 5, 1992
- Last registry action: April 19, 1995
- Mode S code: A897D4
- Owners when cancelled: [Jantz Gary L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JANTZ%20GARY%20L), [Jantz Debbie L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JANTZ%20DEBBIE%20L)
- Location: [Rio Rancho, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Rio%20Rancho)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2699° N, 106.7956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87124, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65290
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65290
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65290-1996-07-10

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 AX7-77A: 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 19881002054399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881002054399I), Oct 2, 1988: Thundr AX777A (N65290), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Balloon struck powerlines on landing. Severed 3 cables and burned corner of gondola.

## Other aircraft with N65290

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65290): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9693, built 2004

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