# N90980: 1993 Aerostar International RAVEN S49A - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Aerostar International RAVEN S49A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-raven-s49a) (registry code 7484049, 1 seats) - Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000) - Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (Balloonacy LLC) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: S49A-3170 - Year built: 1993 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: July 8, 1993 - Certificate issued: July 31, 2013 - Expires: July 31, 2029 - Mode S code: AC9424 - Registered owner: [Scherm Peter J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHERM%20PETER%20J) - Location: [Kennesaw, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Kennesaw) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 33.9916° N, 84.6469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30152, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90980 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90980 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 (Aerostar International RAVEN S49A) - [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 93-16-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/93-16-13): Fuel Hose · Aerostar International 110P, 78C, 90C and 20 more. Effective Oct 15, 1993 - [AD 90-25-09](https://openairdocs.org/ad/90-25-09): Suspension Cables · Aerostar International RX-6, RX-7, RX-8 and 8 more. Effective Jan 14, 1991 ### 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 N90980. ## NTSB investigations on N90980 not matched to an aircraft (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB FTW81FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA127), Jul 26, 1981: Bellanca 8KCAB (N90980), Alma, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N90980. ## Reports on N90980 not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N90980, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Accident 19810726044379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810726044379A), Jul 26, 1981: Bbavia 8KCAB (N90980), Alma, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed and burned during low level aerobatics. ## 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) (8) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (Aerostar International RAVEN S49A) - [STC SB10564SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB10564SC): Installation of Night Position Lights. Highland Balloon Repair, CRS NHMD682X - [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc - [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC - [STC SB03363CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03363CH): Replace the Aerostar basket, burner & fuel tanks; with Lindstrand basket, burner & fuel tanks. Cameron Balloons US - [STC SB917GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB917GL): Addition of a refueling adapter to the main fuel line. LTA Aviation Inc - [STC SB00713LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00713LA): Installation of one additional 10 gallon propane tank. John Terry - [STC SB00407LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00407LA): Installation of foam padded tank covers. John Terry - [STC SA5469NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA5469NM): Installation of position light. Great American Balloon Co Inc ## Earlier aircraft with N90980 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N90980 before. - [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90980-undated): Bellanca 8KCAB, S/N 6673. Triennial form not returned ## Related - Other Aerostar International RAVEN S49A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-raven-s49a/aircraft.md - The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.