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N902401989 Balloon Works FIREFLY 9

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 (substantial damage, Oct 1990)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Napa, CA
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 1989
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1990
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Balloons Above The Valley Ltd
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Napa, CA
Certificate issued
Sep 14, 1989
Canceled
Sep 24, 2013
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon
Airworthiness date
May 30, 1989

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Balloon Works
Model
FIREFLY 9
Year
1989
Serial number
F9-012
Aircraft type
Balloon
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
AC7997

Engine

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
  1. 1989 – 2013Balloons Above The Valley LtdNapa, CA
  2. until 1970Arizona Aircraft Salesdifferent airframe: Beechcraft Snb-5 S/N 39881
  3. Date unknownIndividual ownerdifferent airframe: Rae-John G Jr Pietenpol S/N 1

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Oct 7, 1990 · Cedar Crest, NM

PILOT'S DELAYED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND THE SUBSEUQENT FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FACTOR WAS THE ENCOUNTER WITH HIGH WINDS IN FLIGHT.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Minor
Report
DEN91LA007

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DEN91LA007)

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.

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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

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