# N715TC: 1993 Thunder & Colt COLT 240A, registration cancelled 2013-08-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 6, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Thunder & Colt COLT 240A](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-colt-240a) (registry code 8970131)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B3EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B3EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2506
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: November 17, 1993
- Certificate issued: November 5, 1993
- Last registry action: December 31, 1996
- Mode S code: A9904C
- Owners when cancelled: [Dream Flights](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DREAM%20FLIGHTS), [Gray Ferrel](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAY%20FERREL), [Gray Arlene](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAY%20ARLENE)
- Location: [Palm Desert, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palm%20Desert)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7654° N, 116.3342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92211, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N715TC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=715TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N715TC-2013-08-06

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 & Colt COLT 240A: https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-colt-240a.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 20000317021219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000317021219I), Mar 17, 2000: Colt COLT240A (N715TC), Indio, CA, Minor damage. (-5) Mr. Gray was the pilot in command of the aove mentioned hot air balloon carring ten passengers for a sight seeing tour in the desert. During this flight…

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