# N12000: 1963 Raven S-40A, registration cancelled 1972-10-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 13, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Raven S-40A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-40a) (registry code 7480104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 108
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: December 20, 1965
- Mode S code: A05623
- Owner when cancelled: [Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Assoc Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONNECTICUT%20AERONAUTICAL%20HISTORICAL%20ASSOC%20INC)
- Location: [Hebron, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Hebron)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6886° N, 72.4086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06248, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12000
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12000
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12000-1972-10-13

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 S-40A: https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-40a.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 UNK64X0271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0271), Jan 18, 1964: Raven S40 (N12000), Dana Point, CA, no damage, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N12000

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12000): Cessna 182M, S/N 18259487, built 1968
- [Cancelled 1995-04-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12000-1995-04-14): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B0399, built 1994. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1935-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12000-1935-04-01): Wogen Orville SPORT WING, S/N 1, built 1931. Owner: [Wogen Orville](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOGEN%20ORVILLE), [Lake Mills, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Lake%20Mills)

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