# N3810: 1973 Semco Balloon CHALLENGER, registration cancelled 1976-08-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 6, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Semco Balloon CHALLENGER](https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-challenger) (registry code 8070802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: SEM-96
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: August 20, 1974
- Mode S code: A46159
- Owner when cancelled: [Jenkins Robert L Jr Et Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JENKINS%20ROBERT%20L%20JR%20ET%20AL)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3810
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3810
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3810-1976-08-06

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 FTW76AF022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF022), Sep 19, 1975: Semco TC-4 (N3810), Baton Rouge, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19750919033589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750919033589A), Sep 19, 1975: Semco CHALLENGER (N3810), Baton Rouge, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Propane hot air balloon hit wires ldg in fld. Gondola caught fire.

## Other aircraft with N3810

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3810): Cessna T206H, S/N T20609096, built 2013
- [Cancelled 2007-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3810-2007-11-21): Hawker Beechcraft G36, S/N E-3810, built 2007. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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