Staging copy. The live site is at https://staging.data.eflight.com.
eFlight RegistryFAA data, updated daily
Registered aircraft · FAA record as of September 25, 2026
N144BA

Thunder & Colt Balloons AX8-90 SERIES 2

N144BA is a Thunder & Colt Balloons AX8-90 SERIES 2, a balloon with no engine. It has 5 seats. It is registered to an individual in Peralta, New Mexico. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 4, 2018 and expires on April 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated November 16, 1987.

Aircraft

Maker
Thunder & Colt Balloons
Model
AX8-90 SERIES 2
Serial number
1133
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
5
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A0B1A6 (octal 50130646)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 4, 2018
Expires
April 30, 2028
Last FAA action
May 5, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · November 16, 1987
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00643951

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Maez Manuel E
Type
Individual
Address
17 Maez Rd
Peralta, NM 87042-5396

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data