# N11976: 1961 Raven Industries S-40, registration cancelled 1975-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Raven Industries S-40](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-s-40) (registry code 7480102)
- Serial number: 104
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: October 30, 1973
- Mode S code: A0510E
- Owner when cancelled: [Kersman L Herb](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KERSMAN%20L%20HERB)
- Location: [N Muskegon, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/N%20Muskegon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.2925° N, 86.2939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49445, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11976
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=11976
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11976-1975-06-30

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 Industries S-40: https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-s-40.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 CHI75FEM38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEM38), May 11, 1975: Raven S-40 (N11976), Fremont, MI, destroyed

## 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 19750511011599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750511011599A), May 11, 1975: Raven S40A (N11976), Fremont, MI, Destroyed. Flex line fm burner to regulator attach fitting bkn on gnd ctc,fire ocrd. Wind 210 deg 13K.

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