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N69SP

Raven S-40A

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesWisconsin

N69SP is a Raven S-40A, a balloon with no engine, built in 1972. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Handcraft Furniture Balloon Rides LLC, an LLC in Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 17, 2021 and expires on February 29, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate.

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Aircraft

Maker
Raven
Model
S-40A · all S-40As and related versions
Built of
fabric and wicker
A hot-air balloon: a coated nylon envelope, stainless-steel cables, and a wicker or aluminium basket under a propane burner. This is how the Raven S-40 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
S40A-122
Type
BalloonFAA type of aircraft code 2 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
NoneFAA type of engine code 0 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · None NONE
Seats
2
Year built
1972
Cruising speed
60 mph
Transponder code
A929FB (octal 52224773)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
February 17, 2021
Expires
February 29, 2028
Last FAA action
April 21, 2023
Airworthiness
StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
FAA region
Great LakesFAA region code C (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00252938

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Handcraft Furniture Balloon Rides LLC
Type
LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
7761 River Rd
Lake Tomahawk, WI 54539-9473

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Connections how N69SP links to the rest of the register

Design
Owner
Place
  • Lake Tomahawk, WI 14 aircraft registered in this town
  • Wisconsin 6,164 aircraft registered

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Records check free · 0 to understand · 4 clear

The public federal record on N69SP, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Handcraft Furniture Balloon Rides LLC, an LLC, certificate issued February 17, 2021, expires February 29, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

NOTEAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate; the FAA file gives no certificate date. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial S40A-122 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

CLEARTail number reuse

No other airframe has carried N69SP according to the deregistered file. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

CLEARAccident and incident record

No NTSB investigation records located under N69SP. CLEAR means the query ran and returned nothing, not that nothing ever happened. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 29, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 29, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 29, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 29, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data