# N57281: 1981 Raven S55A, registration cancelled 2013-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 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-792
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: September 25, 1981
- Certificate issued: October 23, 1989
- Last registry action: October 23, 1997
- Mode S code: A75961
- Owner when cancelled: [Hot Air Promotions Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOT%20AIR%20PROMOTIONS%20INC)
- Location: [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6146° N, 111.9497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85254, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57281
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57281
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57281-2013-07-09

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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

## Other aircraft with N57281

- [Cancelled 1965-06-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57281-1965-06-03): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 5359. Owner: [Lisk Bennett Rodney](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LISK%20BENNETT%20RODNEY), [Salinas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Salinas)

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