# N5554S: Raven Industries RX6, registration cancelled 1982-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Raven Industries RX6](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rx6) (registry code 7480502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: RX7120
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: June 19, 1979
- Mode S code: A714F3
- Owner when cancelled: [Indiana Balloons Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INDIANA%20BALLOONS%20INC)
- Location: [Zionsville, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Zionsville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5554S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5554S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5554S-1982-11-05

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 RX6: https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rx6.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 CHI79DEX37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEX37), Aug 15, 1979: Raven RX-7 (N5554S), Shelbyville, IN, destroyed

## 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 19790815021349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815021349A), Aug 15, 1979: Raven RX7 (N5554S), Shelbyville, IN, Destroyed. Balloon was being moved to edge of field after landing. Drifted into wires and burned.

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