Balloon

N1868R

1978 Raven Industries RX6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
RX6-254
Class
Balloon
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Spanish Fort, AL
Registration record

N1868R on the FAA register

Type
1978 Raven Industries RX6
Serial
RX6-254
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Spanish Fort, AL
Certificate issued
1991-07-22
Airworthiness date
1978-02-08
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A15A76
Mode S (octal)
50255166
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1991-07-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N1868R.
  • 1978-02-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N1868R

N1868R is a 1978 Raven Industries RX6, serial number RX6-254. It is registered to an individual in Spanish Fort, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 22, 1991 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated February 8, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1868R.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1868R.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.