Balloon

N4394E

1984 Raven S-60A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1984
Serial
S60A-310
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Newport Beach, CA
Registration record

N4394E on the FAA register

Type
1984 Raven S-60A
Serial
S60A-310
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Newport Beach, CA
Certificate issued
2012-07-17
Airworthiness date
1984-06-22
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A54776
Mode S (octal)
51243566
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-07-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N4394E to the current registrant.
  • 1984-08-30
    Accident at Clark, CO.
  • 1984-06-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1971-03-22
    N4394E previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion DC (s/n 7DC-49); cancelled.
Overview

About N4394E

N4394E is a 1984 Raven S-60A, serial number S60A-310. It is registered to co-owners in Newport Beach, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 17, 2012 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 22, 1984.

N4394E has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-08-30 Accident · Clark, CO Serious injury NTSB · DEN84LA289
Reported aircraft: Raven AX-8
1971-02-20 Accident · Starkville,Miss, 24 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4229
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7DC — a different aircraft that carried the N4394E 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.