# N55561: Raven Industries RX6, registration cancelled 2013-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: RX6-338
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: February 16, 1979
- Certificate issued: October 22, 1986
- Last registry action: November 18, 1989
- Mode S code: A71542
- Owner when cancelled: [Wartinbee Steven B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARTINBEE%20STEVEN%20B)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1151° N, 149.6159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99507, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55561
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55561
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55561-2013-04-22

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## 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.

- [Incident 19811111080839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811111080839I), Nov 11, 1981: Raven RX6 (N55561), Anchorage, AK. During landing, balloon touched powerline and pulled line into another, caused bright flash. Landed safely.

## Other aircraft with N55561

- [Cancelled 1973-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55561-1973-07-06): Piper PA-36-285, S/N 36-7360003. Exported to Turkey. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55561-1955-10-26): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 11347. Owner: [Miller T Calvin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20T%20CALVIN), [Montgomery, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Montgomery)

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