Balloon

N144BA

Thunder & Colt Balloons AX8-90 Series 2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1133
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Peralta, NM
Registration record

N144BA on the FAA register

Type
Thunder & Colt Balloons AX8-90 Series 2
Serial
1133
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Peralta, NM
Certificate issued
2018-04-04
Airworthiness date
1987-11-16
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0B1A6
Mode S (octal)
50130646
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-04-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N144BA.
  • 1987-11-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N144BA

N144BA is a Thunder & Colt Balloons AX8-90 Series 2, serial number 1133. It is registered to an individual in Peralta, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 4, 2018 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated November 16, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N144BA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N144BA.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.