Balloon

N68389

1972 Semco Balloon Challenger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
SEM-74
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Piedmont, CA
Registration record

N68389 on the FAA register

Type
1972 Semco Balloon Challenger
Serial
SEM-74
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Piedmont, CA
Certificate issued
1972-09-15
Airworthiness date
1980-08-04
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A911EE
Mode S (octal)
52210756
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1980-08-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1972-09-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N68389.
Overview

About N68389

N68389 is a 1972 Semco Balloon Challenger, serial number SEM-74. It is registered to an individual in Piedmont, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 15, 1972 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 4, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N68389.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N68389.

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.