# N24420: 1973 Semco Balloon T, registration cancelled 1980-12-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 24, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Semco Balloon T](https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-t) (registry code 8071701)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1NW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: SEM 101
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: September 20, 1973
- Mode S code: A24192
- Owner when cancelled: [Hot Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOT%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0824° N, 106.6467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87102, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24420
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=24420
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24420-1980-12-24

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 T: https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-t.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 DEN78DQA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DQA05-80097), Nov 6, 1977: Semco T (N24420), Mosquero, NM, 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 19771106036739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771106036739A), Nov 6, 1977: Semco T (N24420), Mosquero, NM, Substantial damage. Canvas dodger impropery installed around perimeter of basket. Plt's foot slipped out,broke ankle.

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