# N748TC: 1992 Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer 240A, registration cancelled 2013-11-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 4, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer 240A](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-airborne-amer-240a) (registry code 2301225)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS B82EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B82EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2285
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: December 11, 1992
- Certificate issued: May 21, 2003
- Last registry action: May 2, 2007
- Mode S code: AA11EE
- Owner when cancelled: [Atwell Thomas W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATWELL%20THOMAS%20W)
- Location: [Mchenry, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Mchenry)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3296° N, 88.2932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60050, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N748TC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=748TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N748TC-2013-11-04

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 240A: https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-airborne-amer-240a.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 DEN93FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA101), Aug 8, 1993: Thunder and Colt 240A (N748TC), Woody Creek, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH HIGH WINDS WHICH REQUIRED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

## 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 19930808027849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930808027849A), Aug 8, 1993: Colt 240A (N748TC), Woody Creek, CO, Substantial damage. Encountered high wind. During precautionary hard landing pilot was thrown from the basket. Passenger injured.

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