# N11978: 1963 Raven Industries S-40, registration cancelled 2009-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Raven Industries S-40](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-s-40) (registry code 7480102)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 106
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Certificate issued: October 11, 1974
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A05110
- Owner when cancelled: [Hodgson Stephen A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HODGSON%20STEPHEN%20A)
- Location: [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0531° N, 118.2645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90017, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11978
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=11978
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11978-2009-06-25

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

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