# N9972: 1973 Semco Balloon T, registration cancelled 2014-12-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 1, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Semco Balloon T](https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-t) (registry code 8071701)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1NW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: SEM83
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: January 22, 1973
- Certificate issued: January 15, 1980
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: ADEF42
- Owner when cancelled: [Elkins Michael J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELKINS%20MICHAEL%20J)
- Location: [Lehi, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Lehi)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4116° N, 111.8743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84043, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9972
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9972
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9972-2014-12-01

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 Balloon T: https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-t.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 19790901033569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790901033569I), Sep 1, 1979: N9972, Sandy, UT. Balloon became entangled in powerlines.

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