# N8508L: 1974 Raven S55A, registration cancelled 2018-01-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 26, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Raven S55A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (registry code 7480402)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S55A-215
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: November 18, 1974
- Certificate issued: December 6, 1974
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: ABAAD3
- Owner when cancelled: [Wiederkehr Balloons Intl Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIEDERKEHR%20BALLOONS%20INTL%20INC)
- Location: [Hugo, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Hugo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.1727° N, 92.9797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55038, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8508L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8508L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8508L-2018-01-26

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## Other aircraft with N8508L

- [Cancelled 1970-01-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8508L-1970-01-07): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 25-4923, built 1969. Exported to Yugoslavia. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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