# N9VS: Semco GAS-04, registration cancelled 1976-05-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 26, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Semco GAS-04](https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-gas-04) (registry code 8071004)
- Serial number: SEM169
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: July 30, 1975
- Mode S code: AC6C66
- Owner when cancelled: [Bob Sparks Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOB%20SPARKS%20INC)
- Location: [Easton, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Easton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9VS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9VS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9VS-1976-05-26

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 Semco GAS-04: https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-gas-04.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 NYC76IN025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76IN025), Sep 28, 1975: Semco GAS-4 (N9VS), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), incident, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N9VS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9VS): Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CM, S/N 112, built 2001

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