The Raven S-57 (ICAO type BALL) is an aircraft certificated in the Hot Air Balloon category. It has a maximum take-off weight of 748 kg. It offers seating for up to 1 across its variants.
Raven S-57
Fleet & certification
- Built
- 122
- Active
- 120
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-57 market & fleet intelligence
Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Raven S-57 fleet — updated daily.
29 yearsmedian age
Of the 83 registered Raven S-57 with a known build year (68% of the 122 we track), the median age is 29 years.
2changed registration in 12 months
2 of the 122 registered Raven S-57 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (2% 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-57 carry?
The Raven S-57 seats up to 1 across its variants.
What is the MTOW of the Raven S-57?
The Raven S-57's maximum take-off weight is 748.43 kg.
What is the ICAO type designator for the Raven S-57?
The Raven S-57's ICAO type designator is BALL.
How many Raven S-57 aircraft are registered worldwide?
Sprinkle tracks 122 registered Raven S-57 airframes worldwide.
Registered S-57 aircraft
Individual S-57 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.
- N1979R· 2022
- N91575· 2008
- C-FQVX· 2007
- N5246R· 2006
- N5230R· 2006
- N5228W· 2006
- N5141G· 2005
- N5242M· 2005
- N5228D· 2005
- N5117V· 2004
- N5213B· 2004
- N5233F· 2004
- N5242J· 2004
- N5051U· 2003
- N621US· 2003
- N51058· 2003
- N5095S· 2003
- N1912M· 2003
- N5098W· 2003
- N322PC· 2002
- N5314Z· 2002
- N616BG· 2002
- N5305M· 2001
- C-GJBI· 2001