# N1VS: 1972 Semco Balloon CHALLENGER, registration cancelled 2008-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- 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-75
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: December 20, 1972
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A001EE
- Owner when cancelled: [Research Operations Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RESEARCH%20OPERATIONS%20INC)
- Location: [Quakertown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Quakertown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4592° N, 75.3474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18951, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1VS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1VS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1VS-2008-10-09

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

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