Balloon

N51548

1973 Raven S55A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
S55A-150
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Albert Lea (Corporation)
Based
Albert Lea, MN
Registration record

N51548 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Raven S55A
Serial
S55A-150
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Air Albert Lea
Albert Lea, MN
Certificate issued
1985-02-08
Airworthiness date
1973-12-07
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A67707
Mode S (octal)
51473407
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1985-02-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N51548 to the current registrant.
  • 1973-12-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1955-10-11
    N51548 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 10595); cancelled.
Overview

About N51548

N51548 is a 1973 Raven S55A, serial number S55A-150. The FAA register lists Air Albert Lea as the registrant in Albert Lea, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 8, 1985 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated December 7, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N51548.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N51548.

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.