Raven Industries Inc. S-66
6 on the U.S. register. Built from 1980 to 1983; half of them date from 1981 or earlier. New Jersey has the most (2). 17% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the S-66 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Balloon · Balloons
- Power
- None
- Common engines
- None None (4), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (1)
- Seats
- 2
- Built of
- fabric and wicker
- Maker on the register
- Raven Industries Inc
- Registered
- earliest certificate August 28, 1985; newest August 30, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 5 | 83% |
| LLC | 1 | 17% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| S-66A | 6 | 1980 to 1983 | 100.0% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 5 | 83% |
| Experimental | 1 | 17% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Balloonatics and Aeronuts LLC | 1 |
Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
The 1 most recent of 1 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Raven Industries Inc. S-66 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
6 as of October 23, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Raven Industries Inc. S-66s?
New Jersey, with 2.
Who owns the Raven Industries Inc. S-66?
17% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Raven Industries Inc. S-66s on the register built?
Between 1980 and 1983; half of them in 1981 or earlier.
How many Raven Industries Inc. S-66 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
1 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Raven Industries Inc. S-66 made of?
A hot-air balloon: a coated nylon envelope, stainless-steel cables, and a wicker or aluminium basket under a propane burner. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Raven Industries Inc. S-66 the component layer
A hot-air balloon: a coated nylon envelope, stainless-steel cables, and a wicker or aluminium basket under a propane burner. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 1998, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 16.7 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is airframe structure.
Failure reports 1 since 1998 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 98 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe structure | 1 | 100% |
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the S-66 links to the rest of the register
- Raven Industries Inc. 38 aircraft on the register
- Raven Industries Inc. S-66A 6 registered
- Built of fabric and wicker
- New Jersey 2 of these aircraft
- New York 1 of these aircraft
- Nevada 1 of these aircraft
- Minnesota 1 of these aircraft
- Arizona 1 of these aircraft
- Balloonatics and Aeronuts LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the S-66 1 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Failure reports filed on the S-66 1 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/raven-industries-inc/s-66.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 6
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N42731 | Raven Industries Inc S-66A |
Balloonatics and Aeronuts LLC Belvidere, New Jersey |
Standard | 2026-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4082Z | Raven Industries Inc S-66A |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N119CF | Raven Industries Inc S-66A |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2022-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57194 | Raven Industries Inc S-66A |
Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2012-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4193H | Raven Industries Inc S-66A |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2011-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96TC | Raven Industries Inc S-66A |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 1985-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |