# N51485: 1973 Raven S-50A, registration cancelled 2014-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Raven S-50A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-50a) (registry code 7480204)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S50A-208
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 7, 1973
- Last registry action: September 10, 2012
- Mode S code: A673D9
- Location: [Saint Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Saint%20Louis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5923° N, 90.2250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63118, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51485
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51485
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51485-2014-12-16

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-50A: https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-50a.md

## 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 19750419009199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750419009199A), Apr 19, 1975: Raven S50A (N51485), FL, Substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N51485

- [Cancelled 1955-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51485-1955-11-29): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T41-902. Owner: [Gleesing Harold J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLEESING%20HAROLD%20J)

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