# N8695: 1972 Semco Balloon T, registration cancelled 2013-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Semco Balloon T](https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-t) (registry code 8071701)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1NW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: SEM61
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: November 16, 1973
- Certificate issued: March 16, 1983
- Last registry action: March 29, 1986
- Mode S code: ABF34D
- Owner when cancelled: [Adventures Aloft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADVENTURES%20ALOFT%20INC)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8925° N, 77.0538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20037, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8695
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8695
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8695-2013-10-24

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 Semco Balloon T: https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-t.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 IAD77DIA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DIA05), Nov 7, 1976: Semco TC-4 (N8695), Warrenton, VA, 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 19761107034339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761107034339A), Nov 7, 1976: Semco T (N8695), Warrenton, VA, Substantial damage. Plt lowered balloon basket 8-10FT AGL due to high winds. Plt & pax thrown fm basket.

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