# N65244: 1973 Semco Balloon T, registration cancelled 2013-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Semco Balloon T](https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-t) (registry code 8071701)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1NW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: SEM120
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: January 4, 1974
- Certificate issued: August 3, 1976
- Last registry action: November 8, 1986
- Mode S code: A89729
- Owners when cancelled: [Sherman Robert C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHERMAN%20ROBERT%20C), [Sherman Sherrin D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHERMAN%20SHERRIN%20D)
- Location: [Napa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Napa)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4006° N, 122.1831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94558, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65244
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65244
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65244-2013-04-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Semco Balloon T: https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-t.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 OAK75DVG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG11), Aug 3, 1974: Semco T (N65244), Napa, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19740803028191A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740803028191A), Aug 3, 1974: Semco TC4 (N65244), Napa, CA. Mass balloon ascension at fairgrounds.

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