# N57115: 1980 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: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S55A-663
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 26, 1980
- Certificate issued: April 19, 1993
- Last registry action: May 14, 1996
- Mode S code: A754B9
- Owner when cancelled: [Austin Steve S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUSTIN%20STEVE%20S)
- Location: [Apple Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Apple%20Valley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5712° N, 117.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92307, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57115
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57115-2013-04-23

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 FTW93LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA010), Oct 8, 1992: Raven S55A (N57115), Albuquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN VISUAL LOOKOUT.

## 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 19921008042541A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921008042541A), Oct 8, 1992: Raven S55A (N57115), Albuquerque, NM. Gondola struck by balloon rising underneath,N8EN,was able to untangle,landed safe. Fail to note rising balloon.

## Other aircraft with N57115

- [Cancelled 1955-10-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57115-1955-10-24): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-1435. Owner: [Detrant Peter P & John S Montero](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DETRANT%20PETER%20P%20%26%20JOHN%20S%20MONTERO), [Newark, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Newark)

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