Aircraft record

N555821979 Raven Industries INC. RALLY RX7

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 22, 2013.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jan 1985)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Davenport, IA; owner city / state
Engine: NONE; None
Owners: 1; since 1983
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 1985
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Partnership
City, state: Davenport, IA
Certificate issued: Apr 4, 1983
Canceled: Apr 22, 2013
Airworthiness: Standard · Balloon
Airworthiness date: Jun 29, 1979

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Raven Industries INC.
Model: RALLY RX7
Year: 1979
Serial number: RX7-147
Aircraft type: Balloon
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A71589

Engine

Make and model: None None
Type: None

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

1983 – 2013PartnershipDavenport, IA
until 1973Individual ownerRegister, GA · different airframe: Boeing A75n1 S/N 75-496

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Jan 16, 1985 · Davenport, IA

BALLOON ENCOUNTERED GUST DURING INITIAL CLIMB AND BEGAN DRIFTING TOWARD WIRES. PLT ELECTED TO DEFLATE & BALLOON COLLIDED WITH WIRES & BUILDING.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: MKC85LA048

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MKC85LA048)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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