# N738TC: 1992 Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer COLT 180A, registration cancelled 2015-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer COLT 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-airborne-amer-colt-180a) (registry code 2301219)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B3EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B3EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2292
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: December 11, 1992
- Certificate issued: December 10, 1992
- Last registry action: January 18, 2002
- Mode S code: A9EA6F
- Owner when cancelled: [Fendler Joseph](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FENDLER%20JOSEPH)
- Location: [Cave Creek, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Cave%20Creek)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8842° N, 111.9396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85331, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738TC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738TC-2015-05-05

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 Airborne Amer COLT 180A: https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-airborne-amer-colt-180a.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX95LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA172), Apr 27, 1995: Thunder and Colt Colt 180A (N738TC), Tucson, AZ, no damage. Probable cause: the inability of the pilot to compensate for the wind conditions which resulted in the basket tipping over following touchdown during a high-wind landing.
- [NTSB LAX95LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA036), Nov 15, 1994: Thunder and Colt TC-180 (N738TC), Peoria, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight's encounter with unforecasted high winds which resulted in a hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19950427030899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950427030899A), Apr 27, 1995: Amtrco COLT105 (N738TC), Tucson, AZ. High wind landing. Basket tipped over seriously injuring a passenger.
- [Accident 19941115040309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941115040309A), Nov 15, 1994: Colt COLT180A (N738TC), Peoria, AZ, Substantial damage. Bounced and dragged on high wind landing. Wind not forecast and was reported calm at airport 25 miles north.

## Other aircraft with N738TC

- [Cancelled 1988-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738TC-1988-03-25): Cessna 172N, S/N 17270216. Triennial form not returned

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