# N9975: 1973 Semco Balloon T, registration cancelled 2015-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 2015
- 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: SEM86
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 12, 1973
- Certificate issued: January 4, 1979
- Last registry action: January 29, 1983
- Mode S code: ADEFAB
- Owners when cancelled: [Fisher Charles F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FISHER%20CHARLES%20F), [Fisher Elsie A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FISHER%20ELSIE%20A)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5055° N, 98.5770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78229, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9975
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9975
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9975-2015-05-05

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

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 OAK74FVG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVG20), Dec 8, 1973: Semco T (N9975), Chico, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB OAK74FVG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVG16), Sep 29, 1973: Semco T (N9975), Sacremento, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19731208039849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731208039849A), Dec 8, 1973: Semco MODELT (N9975), Chico, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Ballon over max gwt,un clear pwr lines.
- [Accident 19730929032739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730929032739A), Sep 29, 1973: Semco T (N9975), Sacremento, CA, Substantial damage. Psgr opened fuel quick-disconnect igniting fire. Attempting to chg fuel tanks. Inadqt psgr brief.

## Other aircraft with N9975

- [Cancelled 1936-02-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9975-1936-02-25): Travel Air A-6000-A, S/N 1096. Owner: [Babb Charles H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BABB%20CHARLES%20H), [Glendale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Glendale)

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