# N65294: 1976 Thunder Balloons AX7-77A, registration cancelled 2004-04-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 7, 2004
- 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: 078
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 29, 1977
- Certificate issued: February 8, 2001
- Last registry action: February 17, 2004
- Mode S code: A897D8
- Owner when cancelled: [Born Gary V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BORN%20GARY%20V)
- Location: [Eloy, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Eloy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7559° N, 111.5548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eloy, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65294
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65294
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65294-2004-04-07

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 19930627026859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930627026859I), Jun 27, 1993: Thundr AX777A (N65294), Arvada, CO, 1 fatal. Hot air balloon tethered to 3 autos was being used for bungee jumping. Employee jumped and contacted ground.

## Other aircraft with N65294

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65294): Infinity 2006 PPC, S/N IPP6-342, built 2006

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