# N8554: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: May 14, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8554
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8554

## Aircraft that carried N8554

- [Cancelled 2013-05-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8554-2013-05-14): Semco Balloon CHALLENGER, S/N SEM78, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gerhart Kevin D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GERHART%20KEVIN%20D), [Swayzee, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Swayzee)
- [Cancelled 1941-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8554-1941-09-11): Waco GXE, S/N 1892. Owner: [Duke Garland](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUKE%20GARLAND), [Anderson, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Anderson)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8554 (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19830909053089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830909053089A), Sep 9, 1983: Semco CHALLENGER (N8554), Tucson, AZ. Partially inflated balloon lifted off on thermal. Pilot grabbed deflate handle. Carried aloft. Fell from 40 feet.

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