# N6316U: Aerostar International RAVEN S49A, registration cancelled 2000-09-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 14, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerostar International RAVEN S49A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-raven-s49a) (registry code 7484049)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S49A-3001
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: May 20, 1998
- Last registry action: June 18, 1998
- Mode S code: A844B0
- Owners when cancelled: [Husby Deb](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUSBY%20DEB), [Weller Bruce](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLER%20BRUCE)
- Location: [Brandon, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Brandon)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5937° N, 96.5870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57005, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6316U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6316U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6316U-2000-09-14

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 Aerostar International RAVEN S49A: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-raven-s49a.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 CHI00LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA054), Dec 31, 1999: Aerostar S49A (N6316U), Flandreau, SD, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and the burner becoming disconnected from the balloon's frame. A contributing factor was the high wind condition.

## 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 19991231037629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991231037629A), Dec 31, 1999: Raven S49A (N6316U), Flandreau, SD, Destroyed. (.19) On December 31, 1999, an Aerostar international, Raven S49A balloon, N6316U, operated by a private pilot, was destroyed when it sustained a hard landing…

## Other aircraft with N6316U

- [Cancelled 1964-07-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6316U-1964-07-24): Aero Commander 680FL, S/N 1429-71. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Air Ferry Intl Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20FERRY%20INTL%20INC), [Pacific Palasades, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pacific%20Palasades)

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