# N47AV: 1981 Avian Balloon SKYHAWK, registration cancelled 2023-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Avian Balloon SKYHAWK](https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-skyhawk) (registry code 0900104)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3NW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: March 17, 1992
- Certificate issued: October 13, 2016
- Last registry action: May 16, 2019
- Mode S code: A5BED5
- Owners when cancelled: [Chando Patrick M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHANDO%20PATRICK%20M), [Chando Morghan E J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHANDO%20MORGHAN%20E%20J)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1430° N, 106.7635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87120, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47AV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47AV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47AV-2023-02-04

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 Avian Balloon SKYHAWK: https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-skyhawk.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 FTW97LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA011), Oct 5, 1996: Avian Balloon Skyhawk (N47AV), Albuquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The ground crew member's failure keep clear from the gondola during take off. A factor was the pilot's failure to insure crew coordination during take off.

## 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 19961005043399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961005043399A), Oct 5, 1996: Avianw SKYHAWK (N47AV), Albuquerque, NM. Ground crewman injured when balloon lifted. Hand caught in a rope. Lifted 20FT then got loose and fell. (-23) on 10/05/96 at 5:45 am MDT, a ground crewmember…
- [Incident 19870215013279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870215013279I), Feb 15, 1987: Avianw SKYHAWK (N47AV), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Balloon touched down, wind picked balloon back up and into powerlines and trees.

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