Balloon

N9178Z

1994 Raven S55A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1994
Serial
S55A-3065
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tewksbury Balloon Adventures LLC (LLC)
Based
Whitehouse Station, NJ
Registration record

N9178Z on the FAA register

Type
1994 Raven S55A
Serial
S55A-3065
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Tewksbury Balloon Adventures LLC
Whitehouse Station, NJ
Certificate issued
2015-06-12
Airworthiness date
1994-04-04
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
ACB434
Mode S (octal)
53132064
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-06-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N9178Z.
  • 1994-04-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N9178Z

N9178Z is a 1994 Raven S55A, serial number S55A-3065. The FAA register lists Tewksbury Balloon Adventures LLC as the registrant in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 12, 2015 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 4, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N9178Z.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N9178Z.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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