# N5568A: 1980 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)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: RX6-366
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: February 26, 1980
- Certificate issued: August 17, 1984
- Last registry action: September 2, 1993
- Mode S code: A71926
- Owner when cancelled: [Cardinali Edward W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARDINALI%20EDWARD%20W)
- Location: [S Lebanon, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/S%20Lebanon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.3999° N, 70.9128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04027, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5568A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5568A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5568A-2013-04-22

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 NYC84FNC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNC05), Jul 3, 1984: Raven RX 6 (N5568A), North Lebannon, ME, 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 19840702033069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840702033069A), Jul 2, 1984: Raven RX6 (N5568A), North Lebannon, ME, Destroyed. Propane tank ruptured during hard landing causing fire that injured pilot and burned balloon.

## Other aircraft with N5568A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5568A): Eavision EA-J150, S/N JMZKJ150UAV602596046

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