# N1073R: Raven S55A, registration cancelled 2001-03-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 1, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Raven S55A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (registry code 7480402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S55A-260
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: July 30, 1991
- Last registry action: October 17, 2000
- Mode S code: A02186
- Owner when cancelled: [Norman George O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORMAN%20GEORGE%20O)
- Location: [Kingman, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Kingman)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9597° N, 87.2990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47952, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1073R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1073R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1073R-2001-03-01

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Raven S55A: https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CHI00LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA270), Aug 25, 2000: Raven AS-55A (N1073R), Lincoln, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain clearance with the power lines. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's attention was diverted and the power lines which the balloon contacted.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20000825036319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000825036319A), Aug 25, 2000: Raven S55A (N1073R), Lincoln, IL, No damage. (-23)The pilot of N1073R, a Raven hot air balloon, lifted off from the logan county fairground racetrack, Lincoln, Illinois, in a free flight balloon event…

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