# N14550: Semco Balloon CHALLENGER, registration cancelled 1988-08-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 11, 1988
- 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: SEM144
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Mode S code: A0B863
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14550
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=14550
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14550-1988-08-11

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CHI78DEP02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEP02), Oct 16, 1977: Semco Chlngr (N14550), Mauston, WI, no damage

## Other aircraft with N14550

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14550): Aeronca C-3, S/N A-504
- [Cancelled 1936-01-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14550-1936-01-12): Aeronca C-3, S/N A-502. Owner: [Speer W Arnet](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPEER%20W%20ARNET), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

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