# N70BE: 1977 Raven S55A, registration cancelled 2013-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 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-362
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: October 26, 1977
- Certificate issued: July 24, 1978
- Last registry action: June 5, 1982
- Mode S code: A95253
- Owner when cancelled: [Hepner Harold R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEPNER%20HAROLD%20R)
- Location: [Saratoga, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Saratoga)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2549° N, 122.0522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95070, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70BE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70BE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70BE-2013-05-03

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 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 OAK78DVD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD43), Jul 9, 1978: Raven S-55A (N70BE), Tracy, CA, minor 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 19780709019129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780709019129A), Jul 9, 1978: Raven S50/ (N70BE), Tracy, CA, Minor damage

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