# N784TC: Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer COLT 180A, registration cancelled 2018-03-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 20, 2018
- 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: 2437USA
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 26, 1993
- Certificate issued: November 22, 2013
- Last registry action: November 22, 2013
- Mode S code: AAA10E
- Owner when cancelled: [Hein William F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEIN%20WILLIAM%20F)
- Location: [Lakewood, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Lakewood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7101° N, 105.0921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80226, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N784TC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=784TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N784TC-2018-03-20

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 (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 DEN05CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA009), Oct 9, 2004: Thunder and Colt 180A (N784TC), Albuquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: the balloon pilot's improper in-flight planning and failure to maintain aircraft control during descent into high winds resulting in a hard landing and subsequent serious injury to a passenger.…

## 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 20041009024269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041009024269A), Oct 9, 2004: Colt COLT180A (N784TC), Albuquerque, NM. (-23) On October 09, 2004 at 0830 MST, N784TC, a thunder and Colt TC-180A hot air balloon operated by high but dry balloons, performed a hard landing near the…

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