# N51497: 1973 Raven S-50A, registration cancelled 2004-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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-218
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 3, 1973
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1986
- Last registry action: June 15, 2004
- Mode S code: A673FE
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilbanks Bruce A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILBANKS%20BRUCE%20A)
- Location: [Midland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.0961° N, 102.0473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79705, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51497
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51497
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51497-2004-08-13

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

## Other aircraft with N51497

- [Cancelled 2018-02-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51497-2018-02-14): Trick Trikes RW TUNDRA, S/N TTRW501, built 2007. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Childers Tony DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHILDERS%20TONY%20DBA), [East Prairie, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/East%20Prairie)

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