The Raven S-53 (ICAO type BALL) is an aircraft certificated in the Hot Air Balloon category. It has a maximum take-off weight of 522 kg. It offers seating for up to 1 across its variants.
Raven S-53
Fleet & certification
- Built
- 65
- Active
- 65
Per-variant specifications
The FAA paperwork
TCDS A15CE · Rev 38 · issued 2001-03-06
- Category
- Hot Air Balloon
- MTOW
- 670 kg
- Seats
- 1 crew
Commercial LPG
Part 31 of the Federal Aviation Regulations dated July 1, 1964, as amended by 31-1 and 31-2. In addition, FAR 31.17 and 31.19 of amendment 31-4.
Where to look next
Raven S-53 market & fleet intelligence
Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Raven S-53 fleet — updated daily.
28 yearsmedian age
Of the 55 registered Raven S-53 with a known build year (85% of the 65 we track), the median age is 28 years.
2changed registration in 12 months
2 of the 65 registered Raven S-53 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (3% of the fleet), across 2 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.
How many people can the Raven S-53 carry?
The Raven S-53 seats up to 1 across its variants.
What is the MTOW of the Raven S-53?
The Raven S-53's maximum take-off weight is 521.63 kg.
What is the ICAO type designator for the Raven S-53?
The Raven S-53's ICAO type designator is BALL.
How many Raven S-53 aircraft are registered worldwide?
Sprinkle tracks 65 registered Raven S-53 airframes worldwide.
Registered S-53 aircraft
Individual S-53 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.
- N5236R· 2005
- N5252F· 2003
- N50524· 2003
- N7654F· 2003
- N5278T· 2002
- N53138· 2002
- N9104U· 2001
- N5294J· 2001
- N120LE· 2001
- N5266T· 2000
- N69MQ· 2000
- N5282V· 2000
- N52658· 2000
- N699WH· 2000
- N5286D· 2000
- N52625· 2000
- N5125L· 1999
- N5079K· 1999
- C-GDFS· 1999
- N51777· 1999
- N5215B· 1999
- N51761· 1999
- N9076K· 1999
- N51589· 1999