Balloon

N88DC

Aerostar International Raven S-55A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
S55A-3018
Class
Balloon
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Des Moines, IA
Registration record

N88DC on the FAA register

Type
Aerostar International Raven S-55A
Serial
S55A-3018
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Des Moines, IA
Certificate issued
2021-09-27
Airworthiness date
1986-09-24
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AC1BCA
Mode S (octal)
53015712
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-09-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N88DC to the current registrant.
  • 1986-09-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1978-02-07
    N88DC previously assigned to a Beechcraft E55 Baron (s/n TE-1015); cancelled.
Overview

About N88DC

N88DC is an Aerostar International Raven S-55A, serial number S55A-3018. It is registered to an individual in Des Moines, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 27, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated September 24, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N88DC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N88DC.

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.