Balloon

N4274C

1983 Raven S55A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
S55A-969
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wiederkehr Balloons International (Corporation)
Based
Hugo, MN
Registration record

N4274C on the FAA register

Type
1983 Raven S55A
Serial
S55A-969
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Wiederkehr Balloons International
Hugo, MN
Certificate issued
1983-10-20
Airworthiness date
1983-05-25
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A51887
Mode S (octal)
51214207
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1983-10-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N4274C.
  • 1983-05-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N4274C

N4274C is a 1983 Raven S55A, serial number S55A-969. The FAA register lists Wiederkehr Balloons International as the registrant in Hugo, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 20, 1983 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 25, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4274C.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4274C.

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.