# N40222: Raven S55A, registration cancelled 2018-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Raven S55A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (registry code 7480402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S55A-836
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: November 9, 1998
- Last registry action: November 20, 2007
- Mode S code: A4B6C8
- Owner when cancelled: [Collins Douglas D Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLLINS%20DOUGLAS%20D%20JR)
- Location: [Clovis, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Clovis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8267° N, 119.6806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93611, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40222
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40222
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40222-2018-01-18

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 S55A: https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a.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 FTW83LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA011), Oct 7, 1982: Raven AX-7 (N40222), Albuquerque, NM, no 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.

- [Accident 19821007051989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821007051989A), Oct 7, 1982: Raven S55A (N40222), Albuquerque, NM. Gondola bounced off a fence and caught on a roof while landing in gusty surface winds during a balloon fiesta.
- [Incident 19811219087619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811219087619I), Dec 19, 1981: Raven RX7 (N40222), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Landing approach directy into sun. Balloon struck a power line. Minor damage.

## Other aircraft with N40222

- [Cancelled 1980-12-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40222-1980-12-18): Ayres S2R-R1340, S/N R1340-005DC. Exported to Costa Rica. Owner: [Ayres Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AYRES%20CORP), [Albany, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Albany)
- [Cancelled 1973-04-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40222-1973-04-10): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7305021. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Moody Walter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOODY%20WALTER), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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