N57139 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Raven Industries Inc S-66A built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 25, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Raven Industries Inc S-66A cancelled January 25, 2018
- Serial number
- S66A-111
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- November 15, 1989
- Last FAA action
- September 15, 2009
- Last owner
- Sunset Balloon Flights INC (Corporation)
Anchorage, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
Beech C18S cancelled November 5, 1963
- Serial number
- 881
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1941
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 26, 1959
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Bailey Don (Individual)
Anchorage, AK - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N57139
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Raven AX-9 · serial S66A-111
THE INADEQUATE PREFLT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT RESULTING IN INFLT ENCOUNTER WITH WEATHER AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RATE OF DESCENT DURING AN EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TURBULENT WEATHER CONDITIONS.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site