Balloon

N897HC

Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX8-90 S 2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
2472USA
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aerial Advantage Inc (Corporation)
Based
Columbia, MO
Registration record

N897HC on the FAA register

Type
Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX8-90 S 2
Serial
2472USA
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Aerial Advantage Inc
Columbia, MO
Certificate issued
2023-10-22
Airworthiness date
1994-06-20
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AC6007
Mode S (octal)
53060007
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-10-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N897HC.
  • 1994-06-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N897HC

N897HC is a Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX8-90 S 2, serial number 2472USA. The FAA register lists Aerial Advantage Inc as the registrant in Columbia, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 22, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 20, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N897HC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N897HC.

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.