# N8554: 1973 Semco Balloon CHALLENGER, registration cancelled 2013-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Semco Balloon CHALLENGER](https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-challenger) (registry code 8070802)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: SEM78
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 14, 1975
- Certificate issued: May 9, 1979
- Last registry action: November 16, 1985
- Mode S code: ABBCCF
- Owner when cancelled: [Gerhart Kevin D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GERHART%20KEVIN%20D)
- Location: [Swayzee, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Swayzee)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4948° N, 85.8193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46986, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8554
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8554
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8554-2013-05-14

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 Semco Balloon CHALLENGER: https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-challenger.md

## 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 19830909053089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830909053089A), Sep 9, 1983: Semco CHALLENGER (N8554), Tucson, AZ. Partially inflated balloon lifted off on thermal. Pilot grabbed deflate handle. Carried aloft. Fell from 40 feet.

## Other aircraft with N8554

- [Cancelled 1941-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8554-1941-09-11): Waco GXE, S/N 1892. Owner: [Duke Garland](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUKE%20GARLAND), [Anderson, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Anderson)

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