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N897HC

Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX8-90 S 2

Valid Missouri

N897HC is a Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer AX8-90 S 2, a balloon with no engine. It has 5 seats. It is registered to Aerial Advantage INC, a corporation in Columbia, Missouri. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 22, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated June 20, 1994.

Aircraft

Maker
Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer
Model
AX8-90 S 2
Serial number
2472USA
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
5
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
AC6007 (octal 53060007)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 22, 2023
Expires
October 31, 2030
Last FAA action
October 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · June 20, 1994
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00785062

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Aerial Advantage INC
Type
Corporation
Address
PO Box 838
Columbia, MO 65205-0838

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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