# N14559: 1974 Semco Balloon CHALLENGER, registration cancelled 2009-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Semco Balloon CHALLENGER](https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-challenger) (registry code 8070802)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: SEM147
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: September 27, 1974
- Certificate issued: October 23, 1974
- Last registry action: October 9, 1977
- Mode S code: A0B86C
- Owner when cancelled: [Tops Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOPS%20INC)
- Location: [Jacksonville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Jacksonville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7443° N, 77.4986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28540, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14559
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=14559
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14559-2009-06-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 N14559

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14559): Airbus S A S A321-271NX, S/N 13017, built 2026
- [Cancelled 1948-07-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14559-1948-07-27): Aeronca C-3, S/N A-510. Owner: [Easton Orville Rush](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTON%20ORVILLE%20RUSH), [Lancaster, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lancaster)

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