# N5217: Semco Balloon CHALLENGER, registration cancelled 1976-03-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 4, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Semco Balloon CHALLENGER](https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-challenger) (registry code 8070802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: SEM I02
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: October 15, 1973
- Mode S code: A68FF2
- Owner when cancelled: [Busse William G Sky Drifter Balloon Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUSSE%20WILLIAM%20G%20SKY%20DRIFTER%20BALLOON%20CO)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5217
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5217
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5217-1976-03-04

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Semco Balloon CHALLENGER: https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-challenger.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 19760124000849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760124000849A), Jan 24, 1976: Semco CHALLENGER (N5217), Death Valley, CA, Destroyed. Gondola dragged across rock,balloon caught fire.

## Other aircraft with N5217

- [Cancelled 2018-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5217-2018-01-17): Quicksilver GT400S, S/N 39785231. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Shurance Jason R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHURANCE%20JASON%20R), [Temecula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Temecula)
- [Cancelled 1930-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5217-1930-09-17): Ryan B1, S/N 105. Owner: [New Castle Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEW%20CASTLE%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [New Castle, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/New%20Castle)

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