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N243TC

Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX8 105S2

Valid Arizona

N243TC is a Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX8 105S2, a balloon with no engine, built in 1992. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Phoenix, Arizona. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 26, 2013 and expires on March 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated January 28, 1992.

Aircraft

Maker
Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer
Model
AX8 105S2
Serial number
2101USA
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
4
Year built
1992
Transponder code
A23CD0 (octal 50436320)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 26, 2013
Expires
March 31, 2029
Last FAA action
July 21, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · January 28, 1992
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00863772

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Cory Shane D
Type
Individual
Address
48002 N Black Canyon Hwy
Phoenix, AZ 85087-8559

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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