# N666TE: Thunder Balloons AX7-77, registration cancelled 2020-02-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 19, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired
- Airframe: [Thunder Balloons AX7-77](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax7-77) (registry code 8970107)
- Serial number: 1020
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: April 6, 2006
- Last registry action: August 13, 2016
- Mode S code: A8CC31
- Owner when cancelled: [Prentice Mike](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRENTICE%20MIKE)
- Location: [Escondido, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Escondido)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2110° N, 117.1250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92026, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N666TE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=666TE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N666TE-2020-02-19

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 LAX93LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA022), Oct 31, 1992: Thunder and Colt AX7-77 (N666TE), Sierra Vista, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT'S ENCOUNTER WITH UNFORECAST UNFAVORABLE WINDS.

## 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 19921031047049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921031047049A), Oct 31, 1992: Thundr AX777 (N666TE), Sierra Vista, AZ, Destroyed. Reported wind increased after takeoff. On third landing attempt was dragged into wires and pole. Wind misjudged.

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