# N8663L: Raven Industries RX6, registration cancelled 2014-11-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 24, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Raven Industries RX6](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rx6) (registry code 7480502)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A15CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A15CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: RX6-152
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 1985
- Certificate issued: February 19, 1985
- Last registry action: October 6, 1997
- Mode S code: ABE7ED
- Owner when cancelled: [Green'S Ag Sprayers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREEN'S%20AG%20SPRAYERS%20INC)
- Location: [Center, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Center)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8193° N, 106.0699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81125, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8663L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8663L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8663L-2014-11-24

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 Industries RX6: https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rx6.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 FTW82FQA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA04), Oct 11, 1981: Raven RX-6 (N8663L), Albuquerque, NM, 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 19811011066229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811011066229A), Oct 11, 1981: Raven RX6 (N8663L), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Chased from landing area by property owner. Struck trees AD wires on takeoff. Mismanaged fuel and stuck valve.

## Other aircraft with N8663L

- [Cancelled 1969-12-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8663L-1969-12-09): Piper PA-25-260, S/N 25-5113, built 1969. Exported to Netherlands. 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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