# N5557B: Raven Industries RX6, registration cancelled 1991-01-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 2, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: RX6340
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: May 3, 1983
- Last registry action: June 21, 1989
- Mode S code: A7154D
- Owner when cancelled: [Ehrler Mike](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EHRLER%20MIKE)
- Location: [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2230° N, 85.6830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40205, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5557B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5557B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5557B-1991-01-02

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 DEN81DTE65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTE65), Aug 5, 1981: Raven RX-6 (N5557B), Golden, CO, no damage

## 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 19810805049479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810805049479A), Aug 5, 1981: Raven RX6 (N5557B), Kittredge, CO. Strong surface wind slammed gondola into a ditch during landing. Pilot inexprienced in mountain flying.

## Other aircraft with N5557B

- [Cancelled 2019-03-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5557B-2019-03-09): Mikoyan Gurevich MIG 15UTI, S/N 1A512032. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Austin Fred L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUSTIN%20FRED%20L), [Sparks, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Sparks)
- [Cancelled 1956-08-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5557B-1956-08-27): Cessna 182, S/N 33557. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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