# N3607B: Aerostar International RAVEN S-55A, registration cancelled 2004-05-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 11, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aerostar International RAVEN S-55A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-raven-s-55a) (registry code 7485055)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S55A-3046
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: March 6, 2001
- Last registry action: February 17, 2004
- Mode S code: A40F9B
- Owners when cancelled: [Paulson David H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAULSON%20DAVID%20H), [Mocroft Nancy J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOCROFT%20NANCY%20J)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6296° N, 112.1318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85053, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3607B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3607B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3607B-2004-05-11

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 Aerostar International RAVEN S-55A: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-raven-s-55a.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 LAX97LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA287), Aug 13, 1997: Aerostar S-55A (N3607B), Marana, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's in-flight planning/decision to continue his flight after striking a fence, and his inability to attain the proper climb rate, which subsequently led to the in-flight collision with the…

## 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 19970813022149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970813022149A), Aug 13, 1997: Raven S55A (N3607B), Marana, AZ, Destroyed. Struck power line on ascent. Burned. Blamed wind drift. Basket first hit a fence. Failed timely abort.

## Other aircraft with N3607B

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3607B-undated): S N I A S AS350D ASTAR, S/N 1243. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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