Balloon

N27882

1985 Raven S55A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
S55A-1081
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Elysian, MN
Registration record

N27882 on the FAA register

Type
1985 Raven S55A
Serial
S55A-1081
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Elysian, MN
Certificate issued
2003-08-25
Airworthiness date
1985-01-24
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A2C7BF
Mode S (octal)
50543677
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-08-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N27882 to the current registrant.
  • 1985-01-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1970-05-15
    N27882 previously assigned to a Piper J4A (s/n 4-1104); cancelled.
Overview

About N27882

N27882 is a 1985 Raven S55A, serial number S55A-1081. It is registered to an individual in Elysian, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 25, 2003 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated January 24, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N27882. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-08-03 Accident · Ramona,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3177
Reported aircraft: Piper J4A — a different aircraft that carried the N27882 registration before this airframe.

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.