# N73RD: Raven S-50A, registration cancelled 2001-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 2001
- 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: S50A-237
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: June 23, 1981
- Last registry action: January 16, 2001
- Mode S code: A9CA2D
- Owner when cancelled: [Lasher Roland D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LASHER%20ROLAND%20D)
- Location: [Southbury, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Southbury)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4741° N, 73.2340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06488, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73RD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73RD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73RD-2001-03-16

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 NYC74DFJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFJ32), May 5, 1974: Raven S50A (N73RD), Lafayette, NY, 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 19740505016519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740505016519A), May 5, 1974: Raven S50A (N73RD), Lafayette, NY. At 100FT,lndg approach,hot air balloon enctrd turbc. Due spin attitude,plt un get heat into balloon

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