# N2803L: 1985 Raven S-60A, registration cancelled 2017-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Raven S-60A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-60a) (registry code 7480606)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S60A-392
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: June 17, 1985
- Certificate issued: June 13, 2000
- Last registry action: September 24, 2009
- Mode S code: A2D0C7
- Owner when cancelled: [J A K S Hot Air Balloon Co LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20A%20K%20S%20HOT%20AIR%20BALLOON%20CO%20LLC)
- Location: [Loveland, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Loveland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5446° N, 105.2451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80538, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2803L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2803L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2803L-2017-05-15

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-60A: https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-60a.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 DEN87LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA065), Mar 7, 1987: Raven S60A (N2803L), Grand Lake, CO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20071009022169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071009022169I), Oct 9, 2007: Raven S60A (N2803L), Rio Rancho, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On October 9, 2007 at 1000 MDT, N2803L, a Raven S-60A hot air balloon, made a hard landing during gusty wind conditions in Rio Rancho, NM. The aircraft…
- [Accident 19870307005039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870307005039A), Mar 7, 1987: Raven S60A (N2803L), Grand Lake, CO, Substantial damage. The balloon encountered turbulence which blew out the pilot lights. The pilot safely landed among a stand of trees.

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