# Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer COLT 180A - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry code: 2301219 - Manufacturer (registry): THUNDER & COLT AIRBORNE AMER - Model: COLT 180A - Aircraft type: Balloon - Category: Balloon - Engines: None - Seats: 12 - Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb - Certification: Type certificated - Data sheet: [TCDS B3EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/B3EU) (OpenAirDocs) - Holder: Cameron Balloons Ltd. - Registered aircraft: 0 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-airborne-amer-colt-180a Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs) Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. - [AD 2013-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-03-10): Hardware · Aeronaut Instruction Research Skysailor 105, Skysailor 90, 110C and 439 more. Effective Mar 19, 2013 ## Information bulletins (advisory) (1) - [SAIB CE-11-44](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-11-44): Fuel: Cylinder Strap Installation. Issued Jul 13, 2011 ## Registered aircraft None registered with this model now. ## NTSB investigations (4) 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.… - [NTSB FTW96FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA156), Mar 25, 1996: Thunder and Colt 180A (N767TC), Hartsel, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain on which to make a landing. The rocky terrain was a related factor. - [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 (4) 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… - [Accident 19960325039339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960325039339A), Mar 25, 1996: Colt COLT180A (N767TC), Hartsel, CO, Destroyed. Bounced uphill landing. Vented. Hit rock. Ejected all but 1 passenger. Caught fire. Rescued passenger. Rose on fire - [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. ## Service difficulty reports (1) As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report. - [SDR 97ZZZX4558](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4558), Sep 4, 1997: GAUGE. DAMAGED. FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE USED ON MODEL C3 AND C3T BURNER ASSY HAS AN OPERATING RANGE OF ZERO TO 200 PSI. WHEN FUEL TANK PRESSURE IS ABOVE 150 PSI, OPENING THE LIQUID ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (6) Approved for this model: the STC's model list names it on its data sheet, or a series that includes it. In force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has. - [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc - [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC - [STC SB1019NE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB1019NE): Installation of Aerostat Envelopes Model W-210-5 replacement envelope. DiGiovanni Ronald T - [STC SB1011NE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB1011NE): Installation of Aerostat Envelopes Model W-175-5 replacement envelope. Ronald T. DiGiovanni - [STC SB01020CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01020CH): Replace existing Thunder and Colt envelope fabric with the corresponding Cameron Balloons US envelope fabric as listed. Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB09348SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09348SC): Installation of S.S. fuel tanks manufactured by Protank with serial numbers V30US-002 through V30US-015. Balloon Repairs of East Texas ## PMA parts (OpenAirDocs) (2) Current parts manufacturer approvals (PMA): parts the FAA has approved companies to make as replacements or modifications. Each record lists its models as free text; OpenAirDocs matched them to this model on its data sheet, so check the FAA record before relying on it. Newest first. - [SS-1001](https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/C7E32203B0D0EC7E8525704C00570B73.0001): Slick START TM Installation. Slick Aircraft Products, Division of Unison Ind · Modification part · Dec 2, 1997 - [K-1001](https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/79670B8722A2299A8525704C00516146.0001): Slick START TM Installation. Slick Aircraft Products, Division of Unison Ind · Modification part · Dec 2, 1997 ## The same model under other registry codes Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes. - [Thunder & Colt COLT 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-colt-180a): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 8970130 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.