Balloon

N4183G

1982 Raven S55A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
S55A-881
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Balloon Quest Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fenton, MI
Registration record

N4183G on the FAA register

Type
1982 Raven S55A
Serial
S55A-881
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Balloon Quest Inc
Fenton, MI
Certificate issued
2008-01-14
Airworthiness date
1982-03-23
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A4F4A0
Mode S (octal)
51172240
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-01-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N4183G.
  • 1982-03-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N4183G

N4183G is a 1982 Raven S55A, serial number S55A-881. The FAA register lists Balloon Quest Inc as the registrant in Fenton, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 14, 2008 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 23, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4183G. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-04-26 Accident · Hutchinson, MN Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI95TA151
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N4183G registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind and soft terrain.

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.