Balloon

N4196B

1982 Raven S55A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
S55A-931
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Costello Paul E + 2 co-owners (Partnership)
Based
Topeka, KS
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Registration record

N4196B on the FAA register

Type
1982 Raven S55A
Serial
S55A-931
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Costello Paul E + 2 co-owners
Topeka, KS
Certificate issued
2000-11-16
Airworthiness date
2010-01-21
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A4F8BB
Mode S (octal)
51174273
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-01-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 2000-11-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N4196B to the current registrant.
  • 1982
    Manufactured (1982).
  • 1972-12-22
    N4196B previously assigned to a Aero Commander 520 (s/n 520-107); cancelled.
Overview

About N4196B

N4196B is a 1982 Raven S55A, serial number S55A-931. The FAA register lists Costello Paul E + 2 co-owners as the registrant in Topeka, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 16, 2000 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated January 21, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4196B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-03-28 Accident · Muskogee Okla, 36 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1124
Reported aircraft: Aero Comdr 520 — a different aircraft that carried the N4196B 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.