Balloon

N2804U

Raven S55A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
S55A-1089
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
H I Flight Inc (Corporation)
Based
Lexington, KY
Registration record

N2804U on the FAA register

Type
Raven S55A
Serial
S55A-1089
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
H I Flight Inc
Lexington, KY
Certificate issued
2024-01-14
Airworthiness date
1985-06-28
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A2D0F2
Mode S (octal)
50550362
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N2804U to the current registrant.
  • 1985-06-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1974-11-04
    N2804U previously assigned to a Cessna 172 Skyhawk / 172D Skyhawk (s/n 17250404); cancelled.
Overview

About N2804U

N2804U is a Raven S55A, serial number S55A-1089. The FAA register lists H I Flight Inc as the registrant in Lexington, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 14, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 28, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2804U. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-08-07 Accident · Shelbyville,Mo, 25 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3015
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172D — a different aircraft that carried the N2804U registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IN.PASSED THRU STEEL AND CONCRETE FLOOR INTO GND.

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.