# N888QA: 1978 Avian Balloon SKYHAWK, registration cancelled 2013-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Avian Balloon SKYHAWK](https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-skyhawk) (registry code 0900104)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3NW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: October 10, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 9, 1983
- Last registry action: April 12, 1986
- Mode S code: AC3CEC
- Owner when cancelled: [Ethridge Roy L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ETHRIDGE%20ROY%20L)
- Location: [Spokane, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spokane)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6625° N, 117.4367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99201, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888QA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=888QA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888QA-2013-05-15

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Avian Balloon SKYHAWK: https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-skyhawk.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 19840321012589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840321012589I), Mar 21, 1984: Avianw SKYHAWK (N888QA), Keller, TX, Minor damage. During deflation after landing the balloon draped over electrical wires causing a short and burned wires.

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