# N85934: 1977 Stokes S-56, registration cancelled 2015-04-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 27, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Stokes S-56](https://openairdocs.org/model/stokes-s-56) (registry code 05637A9)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: PM-1
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: December 5, 1979
- Certificate issued: December 8, 1977
- Last registry action: December 7, 1991
- Mode S code: ABCBA5
- Owner when cancelled: [Matthews Chevrolet Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MATTHEWS%20CHEVROLET%20CO)
- Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2043° N, 110.9453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85726, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85934
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85934
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85934-2015-04-27

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Stokes S-56: https://openairdocs.org/model/stokes-s-56.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.

- [Incident 19800308038269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800308038269I), Mar 8, 1980: Ameran S56 (N85934), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. Student balloon pilot carrying passenger. Burner not capable of sufficient heat for the weight carried.

## Other aircraft with N85934

- [Cancelled 1968-12-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85934-1968-12-20): Cessna 337D, S/N 337-1027. Exported to France. Owner: [Floair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLOAIR%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1949-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85934-1949-06-17): Aeronca 11AC, S/N 11AC-357. Owner: [James Robert William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20ROBERT%20WILLIAM), [Berea, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Berea)

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