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N5217

Cancelled 1976
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Deregistered aircraft · Semco Balloon CHALLENGER

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Cancelled
March 4, 1976
Status when cancelled
Valid registration
Serial number
SEM I02
Type
Balloon
Certificate issued
October 15, 1973
Mode S code
A68FF2
Owner when cancelled
Busse William G Sky Drifter Balloon Co
Location
Las Vegas, NV
Owner type
Individual
Airframe modelSemco Balloon CHALLENGERTCDS A13SO · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now

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.

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N5217 and the event date: after September 17, 1930, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19760124000849ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Death Valley, CAGondola dragged across rock,balloon caught fire.Jan 24, 1976 · Destroyed

Other aircraft with N5217 · 2

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N5217 now.

2018Quicksilver GT400S · S/N 39785231Cancelled Jan 17, 2018 · Registration expired, pending cancellation · Shurance Jason R, Temecula, CA1930Ryan B1 · S/N 105Cancelled Sep 17, 1930 · New Castle Aircraft Inc, New Castle, PA