# N57139: 1980 Raven Industries S-66A, registration cancelled 2018-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Raven Industries S-66A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-s-66a) (registry code 7480612)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S66A-111
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: June 17, 1980
- Certificate issued: November 15, 1989
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A75503
- Owner when cancelled: [Sunset Balloon Flights Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNSET%20BALLOON%20FLIGHTS%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- 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/N57139
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57139
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57139-2018-01-25

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 Industries S-66A: https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-s-66a.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 SEA93LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA017), Nov 2, 1992: Raven AX-9 (N57139), Green River, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE PREFLT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT RESULTING IN INFLT ENCOUNTER WITH WEATHER AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RATE OF DESCENT DURING AN EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING. A FACTOR…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19900228022399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900228022399I), Feb 28, 1990: Raven S66A (N57139), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Struck a rise in terrain during a high wind landing. Wind dragged gondola approximately 150 yards.
- [Incident 19890704045659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890704045659I), Jul 4, 1989: Raven S66A (N57139), Del Mar, CA. Struck temporary powerline on approach to land in field. Did not see unmarked wire in time.

## Other aircraft with N57139

- [Cancelled 1963-11-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57139-1963-11-05): Beech C18S, S/N 881, built 1941. Owner: [Bailey Don](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAILEY%20DON), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

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