Accident
Oct 6, 1997 · Albuquerque, NMthe passenger's failure to follow procedures/directives for the landing.
- Injuries
- Serious
- Report
- FTW98LA008
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW98LA008)
N740561986 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24
DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Sep 24, 2013.
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (Oct 1997)No ADs since 1998 matched
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Co-owners
- City, state
- Boise, ID
- Certificate issued
- Aug 24, 1989
- Canceled
- Sep 24, 2013
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 22, 1986
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Balloon Works
- Model
- FIREFLY 8-24
- Year
- 1986
- Serial number
- F8-078
- Aircraft type
- Balloon
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A9F5B0
Engine
- Make and model
- None None
- Type
- None
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1989 – 2013Co-ownersBoise, ID
- 1957 – 1958Vertol Aircraft CorporationMorton, PA · different airframe: Vertol 44a S/N 417
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (1)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026