# N431: 1978 Raven S-60A, registration cancelled 2013-03-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Raven S-60A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-60a) (registry code 7480606)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S60A-130
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: October 31, 1978
- Certificate issued: September 26, 1996
- Last registry action: January 12, 2009
- Mode S code: A526D4
- Owner when cancelled: [Balloon Excelsior Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOON%20EXCELSIOR%20INC)
- Location: [Oakland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7758° N, 122.2186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94601, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N431
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=431
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N431-2013-03-11

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 S-60A: https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-60a.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR TRBA20120811001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA20120811001), Aug 13, 2012: BULB. INOPERATIVE. FOUND MAIN CABIN DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPOSITIONED MAIN CABIN DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT BULB. OPS CHECK IAW MM 33-50-00 OK. A

## Other aircraft with N431

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N431): Dehavilland DH 60-GM, S/N 910, built 1928
- [Cancelled 1972-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N431-1972-04-29): Beech 35, S/N D-2898. Owner: [Francis Gerald C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANCIS%20GERALD%20C), [Lansing, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Lansing)

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