# N1981R: 1972 Raven S-50A, registration cancelled 2013-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Raven S-50A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-50a) (registry code 7480204)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S50A-194
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: October 23, 1972
- Certificate issued: November 10, 1972
- Last registry action: October 5, 1991
- Mode S code: A1886E
- Owner when cancelled: [Shimmin Robert D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHIMMIN%20ROBERT%20D)
- Location: [Southfield, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Southfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4975° N, 83.2307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48076, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1981R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1981R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1981R-2013-09-13

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 S-50A: https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-50a.md

## Other aircraft with N1981R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1981R): DJI AGRAS T40, S/N 64TBL5F002004F

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