# N40238: Raven S55A, registration cancelled 2015-05-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 4, 2015
- 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-837
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: January 22, 1990
- Last registry action: September 4, 2008
- Mode S code: A4B6F1
- Owners when cancelled: [Boehm William R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEHM%20WILLIAM%20R), [Parker David J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARKER%20DAVID%20J), [Ramsey James C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAMSEY%20JAMES%20C)
- Location: [South Lyon, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/South%20Lyon)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4438° N, 83.6569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48178, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40238
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40238
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40238-2015-05-04

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 NYC84FFJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FFJ03), Jul 15, 1984: Raven S55A (N40238), Lakeville, NY, destroyed

## 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 19840714035689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840714035689A), Jul 14, 1984: Raven S55A (N40238), Lakeville, NY, Destroyed. Failed to make a timely turn to avoid wires. Basket caught fire. Pilot jumped 40 feet to the ground. Basket burned.

## Other aircraft with N40238

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40238): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 1474

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