# N9GB: 1973 Semco Balloon CHALLENGER, registration cancelled 2013-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Semco Balloon CHALLENGER](https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-challenger) (registry code 8070802)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: SEM104
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: January 31, 1974
- Certificate issued: October 22, 1982
- Last registry action: September 21, 2007
- Mode S code: AC6B12
- Owner when cancelled: [Stuart Thomas J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STUART%20THOMAS%20J)
- Location: [Coeur D Alene, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Coeur%20D%20Alene)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6876° N, 116.6621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83814, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9GB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9GB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9GB-2013-05-17

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 CHALLENGER: https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-challenger.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 19820903058369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820903058369I), Sep 3, 1982: Semco CHALLENGER (N9GB), Spokane, WA, Minor damage. Dust storm struck balloon. Occupants were ejected during hard emergency landing. Empty balloon drifted into trees.

## Other aircraft with N9GB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9GB): Dassault FALCON 900EX, S/N 624, built 2009

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