# N71AV: 1981 Avian Balloon SKYHAWK, registration cancelled 2013-10-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Avian Balloon SKYHAWK](https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-skyhawk) (registry code 0900104)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3NW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 71
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: December 7, 1981
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1990
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: A979C8
- Owner when cancelled: [Bratcher Delbert Franklin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRATCHER%20DELBERT%20FRANKLIN)
- Location: [Cottageville, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Cottageville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8503° N, 81.8448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 25239, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71AV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71AV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71AV-2013-10-21

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 Avian Balloon SKYHAWK: https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-skyhawk.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 NYC03LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA013), Oct 23, 2002: Avian Balloon Skyhawk (N71AV), Cottageville, WV, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision not to over fly the landing area, which resulted in an in-flight collision with power lines.

## 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 20021023030349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021023030349A), Oct 23, 2002: Avianw SKYHAWK (N71AV), Cottageville, WV, Minor damage. (.19) On October 23, 2002, about 1700 eastern daylight time, an avian balloons Skyhawk, N71AV, was not damaged when it collided with wires during a descent to…

## Other aircraft with N71AV

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71AV): Bombardier CL-600-2B19, S/N 7124

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