Balloon

N4271R

1983 Raven S55A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
S55A-971
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Hot Springs, SD
Registration record

N4271R on the FAA register

Type
1983 Raven S55A
Serial
S55A-971
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hot Springs, SD
Certificate issued
2024-08-22
Airworthiness date
1983-03-24
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A5182B
Mode S (octal)
51214053
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N4271R.
  • 1983-03-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N4271R

N4271R is a 1983 Raven S55A, serial number S55A-971. It is registered to co-owners in Hot Springs, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 22, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 24, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4271R.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4271R.

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.