# N54693: 1974 Raven Industries S100A, registration cancelled 2012-08-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 30, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Raven Industries S100A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-s100a) (registry code 7481004)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: EXP-400
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: January 29, 1982
- Last registry action: November 21, 2005
- Mode S code: A6F1E5
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1964° N, 106.5731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87113, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54693
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54693
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54693-2012-08-30

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 Industries S100A: https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-s100a.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 FTW95LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA046), Nov 6, 1994: Raven S100A (N54693), Las Vegas, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE HIGH WIND CONDITION.

## 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 19941106039999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941106039999A), Nov 6, 1994: Airshp S1000 (N54693), Las Vegas, NM, Substantial damage. Vented high due severe wind landing dragged 100 yards. Ascended came down very hard. Could have landed earlier.

## Other aircraft with N54693

- [Cancelled 1949-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54693-1949-05-20): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-2823. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Sanders H W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANDERS%20H%20W), [Alice, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Alice)

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