# N51508: 1973 Raven S55A, registration cancelled 2014-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Raven S55A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (registry code 7480402)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S55A-130
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 21, 1973
- Certificate issued: January 21, 1987
- Last registry action: February 17, 1999
- Mode S code: A6767B
- Owner when cancelled: [Sport Balloons Inc.](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPORT%20BALLOONS%20INC.)
- Location: [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9537° N, 82.4563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33602, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51508
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51508
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51508-2014-10-27

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 S55A: https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a.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 NYC76AN031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN031), Sep 7, 1975: Raven S55A (N51508), Greenwich, CT, no damage

## 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 19750907033549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750907033549A), Sep 7, 1975: Raven S55A (N51508), Greenwich, MA. Balloon tethered by ground crewman who released grip on hand line at 20FT and fell to ground.

## Other aircraft with N51508

- [Cancelled 1959-08-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51508-1959-08-17): Piper J3C-65, S/N 10049, built 1945. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Mertz Betty](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERTZ%20BETTY), [Ashtabula, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Ashtabula)

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