Balloon

N79UW

1979 Raven S55A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
S55A-519
Class
Balloon
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rochester, MI
Registration record

N79UW on the FAA register

Type
1979 Raven S55A
Serial
S55A-519
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rochester, MI
Certificate issued
1980-10-08
Airworthiness date
1979-07-30
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AAB783
Mode S (octal)
52533603
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1980-10-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N79UW.
  • 1979-07-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N79UW

N79UW is a 1979 Raven S55A, serial number S55A-519. It is registered to an individual in Rochester, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 8, 1980 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated July 30, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N79UW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N79UW.

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.