# N8697: 1972 Semco 105P, registration cancelled 2013-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Semco 105P](https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-105p) (registry code 8070503)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: SEM63
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 2, 1975
- Certificate issued: March 30, 1976
- Last registry action: April 22, 1999
- Mode S code: ABF393
- Owners when cancelled: [Favor David C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAVOR%20DAVID%20C), [Favor Judith Lee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAVOR%20JUDITH%20LEE)
- Location: [Chico, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chico)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7458° N, 121.8439° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95926, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8697
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8697
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8697-2013-05-15

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 105P: https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-105p.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 OAK74DVG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG53), May 5, 1974: Semco 105P (N8697), Napa, CA, minor 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 19740505015089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740505015089A), May 5, 1974: Semco 30AL (N8697), Napa, CA, Substantial damage. Gusting to 30K.rope bag caught tree tipping basket of hot air balloon,plt fell out. Pax lndd ok.

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