# N40968: 1983 Raven Industries S77A, 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 Industries S77A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-s77a) (registry code 7480650)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S77A-107
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: November 12, 1992
- Certificate issued: October 6, 1992
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A4D15B
- Owner when cancelled: [Sunset Balloon Flights Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNSET%20BALLOON%20FLIGHTS%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2200° N, 149.8578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99501, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40968
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40968
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40968-2018-01-18

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 Industries S77A: https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-s77a.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 DEN87FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA069), Mar 21, 1987: Raven S-77A (N40968), Park City, UT, 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.

- [Incident 19930130007109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930130007109I), Jan 30, 1993: Raven S77A (N40968), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Envelope separated from gondola during pre-launch preparation. Found all four interface pins had failed.

## Other aircraft with N40968

- [Cancelled 1982-01-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40968-1982-01-11): Piper PA-31-350, S/N 31-8152189, built 1981. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [St Croix, VI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VI/St%20Croix)

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