# N1882R: 1978 Raven Industries RX6, registration cancelled 2018-01-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 3, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Raven Industries RX6](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rx6) (registry code 7480502)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: RX6-265
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 29, 1978
- Certificate issued: June 28, 1982
- Last registry action: January 20, 2012
- Mode S code: A16112
- Owner when cancelled: [Paul Alan D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAUL%20ALAN%20D)
- Location: [Council Bluffs, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Council%20Bluffs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2232° N, 95.7845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 51503, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1882R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1882R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1882R-2018-01-03

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 Raven Industries RX6: https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rx6.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 MKC79DTK18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTK18), Jul 10, 1979: Raven RX-6 (N1882R), Sioux Falls, SD, no damage

## 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 19790710015819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790710015819A), Jul 10, 1979: Raven RX6 (N1882R), Sioux Falls, SD. Balloon caught near thunderstorm encountered vertical up and down drafts. Pilot unable to overcome sink rate crashed

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