# N68389: 1972 Semco Balloon CHALLENGER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Semco Balloon CHALLENGER](https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-challenger) (registry code 8070802, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13SO) (Eagle Balloons Corp.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: SEM-74
- Year built: 1972
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 4, 1980
- Certificate issued: September 15, 1972
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A911EE
- Registered owner: [Callicrate Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALLICRATE%20RICHARD)
- Location: [Piedmont, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Piedmont)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8123° N, 122.2404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94610, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68389
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68389

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 3 in force

### Matched by airframe (Semco Balloon CHALLENGER)

- [AD 2013-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-03-10): Hardware · Aeronaut Instruction Research Skysailor 105, Skysailor 90, 110C and 439 more. Effective Mar 19, 2013
- [AD 80-14-09](https://openairdocs.org/ad/80-14-09): Gondola Fittings · Eagle Balloons Challenger, T and TC-4A. Effective Jul 7, 1980
- [AD 75-11-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-11-03): Deflation System · Eagle Balloons Challenger, T and TC-4A. Effective May 19, 1975

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB CE-11-44](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-11-44): Fuel: Cylinder Strap Installation. Issued Jul 13, 2011

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N68389.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N68389.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Semco Balloon CHALLENGER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-challenger/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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