# N55709: Raven S55A, 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 S55A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (registry code 7480402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S55A-591
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: October 17, 1979
- Certificate issued: July 12, 1982
- Last registry action: August 7, 2000
- Mode S code: A71BE6
- Owners when cancelled: [Gallegos Frank DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GALLEGOS%20FRANK%20DBA), [Ballooning Center Northern Va](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOONING%20CENTER%20NORTHERN%20VA)
- Location: [Clifton, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Clifton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7801° N, 77.3860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clifton, VA, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55709
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55709
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55709-2013-04-22

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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

## 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 19810125001559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810125001559I), Jan 25, 1981: Raven S55A (N55709), Haymarket, VA, Substantial damage. During inflation of balloon tall grass was ignited by the burner.

## Other aircraft with N55709

- [Cancelled 1970-06-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55709-1970-06-30): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 1647. Owner: [Farm Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARM%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Nome, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Nome)

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