# N5561K: 1979 Raven S-50A, registration cancelled 2014-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Raven S-50A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-50a) (registry code 7480204)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S50A-281
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: November 7, 1979
- Certificate issued: February 11, 1980
- Last registry action: December 27, 1986
- Mode S code: A7183A
- Owner when cancelled: [Century 21 Realty Services](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTURY%2021%20REALTY%20SERVICES)
- Location: [Arvada, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Arvada)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7937° N, 105.1084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80002, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5561K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5561K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5561K-2014-10-27

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 S-50A: https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-50a.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 19861004053069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861004053069I), Oct 4, 1986: Raven S50A (N5561K), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Gondola of balloon attempting lift off struck top of other balloon causing large rips.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.