# N875EF: 1987 Thunder Balloons AX7-77, registration cancelled 2011-06-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 8, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Thunder Balloons AX7-77](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax7-77) (registry code 8970107)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 972
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 27, 1987
- Certificate issued: October 5, 1994
- Last registry action: October 20, 2008
- Mode S code: AC0953
- Owner when cancelled: [Empey Phillip L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMPEY%20PHILLIP%20L)
- Location: [Spring Hill, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Spring%20Hill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7194° N, 86.8982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37174, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N875EF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=875EF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N875EF-2011-06-08

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 Balloons AX7-77: https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax7-77.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 19870816067549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870816067549I), Aug 16, 1987: Thundr AX777 (N875EF), Miramar, FL, Minor damage. The hot air balloon descended into a house trailer during landing.

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