# N2048J: 1977 Semco Balloon CHALLENGER, registration cancelled 2012-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 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: SEM179
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: February 3, 1977
- Certificate issued: August 15, 1989
- Last registry action: October 20, 1992
- Mode S code: A1A458
- Owner when cancelled: [Evain Michael G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVAIN%20MICHAEL%20G)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.6544° N, 80.4122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33186, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2048J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2048J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2048J-2012-10-16

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

## 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 MIA95LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA013), Oct 29, 1994: Semco Challenger (N2048J), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the basket suspension cables due to corrosion and overstress separations. Contributing to the accident was an inadequate annual inspection of the basket suspension cables by an authorized…

## 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 19941029036859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941029036859A), Oct 29, 1994: Semco CHALLENGER (N2048J), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. While tethered above field suspension cables failed. 48 days after annual. Cables failed due corrosion overstress.

## Other aircraft with N2048J

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2048J): Airbus A321-271NX, S/N 9377, built 2020

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