# N72AV: Avian Balloon SKYHAWK, registration cancelled 1997-11-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 7, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Avian Balloon SKYHAWK](https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-skyhawk) (registry code 0900104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3NW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 72
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: May 9, 1988
- Last registry action: August 20, 1997
- Mode S code: A9A147
- Owner when cancelled: [Fisher David A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FISHER%20DAVID%20A)
- Location: [Albany, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Albany)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2717° N, 85.2728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47320, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72AV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72AV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72AV-1997-11-07

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 DEN82FTE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE18), Apr 24, 1982: Avian Balloon Skyhawk (N72AV), Longmont, CO, no 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 19820424011029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820424011029A), Apr 24, 1982: Avianw SKYHAWK (N72AV), Longmont, CO. Passenger injured when balloon made hard landing in gusty wind. Gondola tipped over and passenger fell out.

## Other aircraft with N72AV

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72AV): Beech A36, S/N E-1093, built 1977

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