# N2079: 1969 Semco Balloon GAS ATL-1, registration cancelled 1972-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Semco Balloon GAS ATL-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-gas-atl-1) (registry code 8071002)
- Serial number: SEM-22
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: August 27, 1969
- Mode S code: A1AF97
- Owner when cancelled: [Faris Voyage Enterprises](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARIS%20VOYAGE%20ENTERPRISES)
- Location: [Akron, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Akron)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0435° N, 81.5240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44301, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2079
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2079-1972-01-14

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 GAS ATL-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-gas-atl-1.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 NYC71DHJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DHJ10), Sep 21, 1970: Semco (N2079), Missing Aircraft (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other aircraft with N2079

- [Cancelled 2014-08-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2079-2014-08-28): Piper/Opalack J 3 CUB, S/N 2079. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Opalack Charles J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OPALACK%20CHARLES%20J), [Pottstown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pottstown)
- [Cancelled 1935-12-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2079-1935-12-30): North American GA-15, S/N A-15-1, built 1935. Owner: [American Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AVIATION%20INC), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

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