# N3861: 1970 Free Balloon K630/1-RI, registration cancelled 2018-04-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 2, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Free Balloon K630/1-RI](https://openairdocs.org/model/free-balloon-k630-1-ri) (registry code 05604MR)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 45-1
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Certificate issued: March 2, 1971
- Last registry action: June 25, 1977
- Mode S code: A4740F
- Owner when cancelled: [Sparks Bob](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPARKS%20BOB)
- Location: [Helen, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Helen)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7623° N, 83.7621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30545, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3861
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3861
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3861-2018-04-02

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 Free Balloon K630/1-RI: https://openairdocs.org/model/free-balloon-k630-1-ri.md

## Other aircraft with N3861

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3861-undated): Fairchild Airplane Mfg FC-2, S/N 38. Owner: [Potomac Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POTOMAC%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [South Washington, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/South%20Washington)

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