# N57048: 1978 Raven S55A, registration cancelled 2013-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Raven S55A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (registry code 7480402)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S55A-630
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: February 21, 1990
- Certificate issued: May 21, 1984
- Last registry action: October 6, 1990
- Mode S code: A7516E
- Owner when cancelled: [Euro American Adventures Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EURO%20AMERICAN%20ADVENTURES%20INC)
- Location: [Wimberley, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Wimberley)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0387° N, 98.1596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78676, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57048
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57048-2013-04-23

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 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 19850406018999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850406018999I), Apr 6, 1985: Raven S55A (N57048), Wimberley, TX, Minor damage. While attempting to slow speed by brushing tree, got stuck in tree top. Limb broke and gondola dropped to ground.

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