# N14557: 1974 Semco Balloon CHALLENGER, registration cancelled 2012-07-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 6, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Semco Balloon CHALLENGER](https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-challenger) (registry code 8070802)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: SEM-143
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: July 24, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 18, 1987
- Last registry action: March 27, 1993
- Mode S code: A0B86A
- Owner when cancelled: [Eagle S Nest Balloon Rides Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAGLE%20S%20NEST%20BALLOON%20RIDES%20INC)
- Location: [St Clair Shs, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/St%20Clair%20Shs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4654° N, 82.8974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48080, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14557
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=14557
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14557-2012-07-06

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

## Other aircraft with N14557

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14557): Airbus S A S A321-271NX, S/N 13070, built 2026
- [Cancelled 1938-07-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14557-1938-07-25): Aeronca C-3, S/N 509. Owner: [Kretzschmar Herbert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRETZSCHMAR%20HERBERT%20A), [Walled Lake, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Walled%20Lake)

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