# N7TG: Gatch LHI-BALLOON, registration cancelled 1975-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gatch LHI-BALLOON](https://openairdocs.org/model/gatch-lhi-balloon) (registry code 05630EN)
- Serial number: 001
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: November 28, 1973
- Mode S code: A9518C
- Owner when cancelled: [Gatch Thomas L Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GATCH%20THOMAS%20L%20JR)
- Location: [Alexandria, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Alexandria)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7TG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7TG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7TG-1975-05-07

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 Gatch LHI-BALLOON: https://openairdocs.org/model/gatch-lhi-balloon.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 NYC75AN002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN002), Feb 21, 1974: Gatch LH1 (N7TG), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N7TG

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7TG): Gibbs Timothy R RV-4, S/N 3020, built 1996
- [Cancelled 1994-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7TG-1994-04-01): Gibbs Timothy R DRAGONFLY MK II, S/N TRG3698. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Gibbs Timothy R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIBBS%20TIMOTHY%20R), [Woodbridge, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Woodbridge)

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