# N77FM: Raven S55A, registration cancelled 1997-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Raven S55A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (registry code 7480402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S55A616
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: December 11, 1984
- Last registry action: May 21, 1997
- Mode S code: AA6737
- Owners when cancelled: [Prindiville Thomas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRINDIVILLE%20THOMAS), [Prindiville Suzanne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRINDIVILLE%20SUZANNE)
- Location: [Venice, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Venice)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 27.1170° N, 82.4152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77FM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=77FM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77FM-1997-10-28

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 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 MIA81FLD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD33), Apr 25, 1981: Raven S55A (N77FM), Englewood, FL, substantial 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 19810425018689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810425018689A), Apr 25, 1981: Raven S55A (N77FM), Englewood, FL, Substantial damage. Misjudged approach to landing gondola, cable struck powerlines, arcing severed cables, basket dropped to ground.

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