Balloon

N438TC

1992 Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer Colt 69A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1992
Serial
2259USA
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Ouray, CO
Registration record

N438TC on the FAA register

Type
1992 Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer Colt 69A
Serial
2259USA
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ouray, CO
Certificate issued
2005-05-02
Airworthiness date
1992-10-21
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A54282
Mode S (octal)
51241202
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-05-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N438TC.
  • 1992-10-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N438TC

N438TC is a 1992 Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer Colt 69A, serial number 2259USA. It is registered to co-owners in Ouray, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 2, 2005 and expires on April 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated October 21, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N438TC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N438TC.

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.