# N71CT: Raven S-50A, registration cancelled 1998-12-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 9, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Raven S-50A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-50a) (registry code 7480204)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S50A158
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: September 25, 1989
- Last registry action: September 16, 1998
- Mode S code: A979F8
- Owner when cancelled: [Hadank Walter R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HADANK%20WALTER%20R)
- Location: [Springfield, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Springfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1187° N, 72.4882° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01129, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71CT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71CT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71CT-1998-12-09

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 Raven S-50A: https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-50a.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 NYC76AN006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN006), Jul 5, 1975: Raven S-50A (N71CT), Foxboro, MA, 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 19750705019999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750705019999A), Jul 5, 1975: Raven S50A (N71CT), Foxboro, MA, Substantial damage. Lndd on lake,crew spilled frm gondola drg t/d.balloon became airborne,lndd in graveyard 8MIN later

## Other aircraft with N71CT

- [Cancelled 2012-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71CT-2012-01-25): Raytheon 58, S/N TH-2107. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Compass Aircraft Group Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMPASS%20AIRCRAFT%20GROUP%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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