# N5561L: Raven S55A, registration cancelled 1991-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Raven S55A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (registry code 7480402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S55A542
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: October 25, 1988
- Last registry action: October 26, 1988
- Mode S code: A7183B
- Owner when cancelled: [Reed Frank M Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REED%20FRANK%20M%20JR)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2200° N, 149.8578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99501, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5561L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5561L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5561L-1991-07-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 S55A: https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a.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 ANC81DAG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG36), May 23, 1981: Raven S-55A (N5561L), Anchorage, AK, 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 19810523029599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810523029599A), May 23, 1981: Raven S55A (N5561L), Anchorage, AK. On rough landing, balloon passenger was thrown against other passenger injuring same.

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