# N65291: 1976 Thunder Balloons AX7-77A, registration cancelled 2013-07-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 23, 2013
- 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: 077
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: December 17, 1976
- Certificate issued: September 25, 1980
- Last registry action: August 5, 1989
- Mode S code: A897D5
- Owner when cancelled: [Watson David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATSON%20DAVID%20L)
- Location: [Trafalgar, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Trafalgar)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.3706° N, 86.1782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46181, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65291
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65291
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65291-2013-07-23

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 19800217026519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800217026519I), Feb 17, 1980: Thundr AX777A (N65291), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Hot ar balloon suspended by one tethering ring which failed. Balloon rose. Pilot made landing in yard.

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