# N14545: Semco Balloon CHALLENGER, registration cancelled 1998-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Semco Balloon CHALLENGER](https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-challenger) (registry code 8070802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: SEM150
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: November 4, 1976
- Last registry action: February 21, 1996
- Mode S code: A0B845
- Owner when cancelled: [Eiler Fred O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EILER%20FRED%20O)
- Location: [Tarentum, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Tarentum)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6286° N, 79.8033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15084, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14545
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=14545
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14545-1998-04-23

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 Semco Balloon CHALLENGER: https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-challenger.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 CHI75AC032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC032), Oct 12, 1974: Semco AX-7 (N14545), Harvard, IL, minor damage, 1 fatal

## 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 19741012043329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741012043329A), Oct 12, 1974: Semco CHALLENGER (N14545), Harvard, IL, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Hot air balloon. Inadqt wx brief by balloon-meister. Hard ldg,plt & pax thrown out,cont into trees.

## Other aircraft with N14545

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14545): Airbus S A S A321-271NX, S/N 12633, built 2025
- [Cancelled 1948-07-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14545-1948-07-27): Aeronca C-3, S/N 439. Owner: [Davis H E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20H%20E), [Coleman, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Coleman)

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