Raven S55A
FAA model code7480402
Raven S55A: Balloon, with 57 aircraft on the US register, built between 1973 and 1994.
- 57
- On the US register
- 0
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 60mph
- Cruise speed
- Manufacturer
- Raven
- Class
- Balloon
- Engine type
- None
- Operates from
- Land
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Build years on the register
- 1973–1994
Aircraft on the register by year built
More registered Raven S55A aircraft were built in 1981 than in any other year: 6.
Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations. Aircraft still registered today, by year of manufacture; not production totals.
Where they are registered
US states with the most registrations of this type. The state is the registration address, a count only.
- CA7
- NJ7
- MI5
- MN4
- NM4
- CO3
- IN2
- KS2
- KY2
- NV2
- NY2
- OR2
Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.
Accident record
2 NTSB records match an aircraft of this type that is on the register today (57 registered). This is not an accident rate: it leaves out aircraft no longer registered and says nothing about hours flown.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Registered examples
Aircraft of this type registered to organisations, newest first.
Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.
Other Raven models
All Raven modelsSpecifications are the FAA aircraft reference record for the model code; the FAA file carries no dimensions or performance beyond those shown. Reference data, not for flight planning.