Balloon

N9803L

1974 Raven Industries RX6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
RX6-107
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dekoevend Enterprises Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fort Garland, CO
Registration record

N9803L on the FAA register

Type
1974 Raven Industries RX6
Serial
RX6-107
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Dekoevend Enterprises Inc
Fort Garland, CO
Certificate issued
2017-11-17
Airworthiness date
1974-11-27
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
ADADF0
Mode S (octal)
53326760
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-11-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N9803L.
  • 1974-11-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N9803L

N9803L is a 1974 Raven Industries RX6, serial number RX6-107. The FAA register lists Dekoevend Enterprises Inc as the registrant in Fort Garland, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 17, 2017 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated November 27, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9803L. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-02-02 Accident · Steamboat Sp,Colo, 06 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0193
Reported aircraft: Cessna 320B — a different aircraft that carried the N9803L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILING NOSE GEAR. ACFT WAS NEAR END OF LNDG ROLL

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.