# N14643: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: January 2, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=14643
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14643

## Aircraft that carried N14643

- [Cancelled 2018-01-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14643-2018-01-02): Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8, S/N F8-2018, built 2007. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ristaino Edward](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RISTAINO%20EDWARD), [Cornelius, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Cornelius)
- [Cancelled 1978-01-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14643-1978-01-06): Aeronca C-3, S/N A529, built 1935. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Federal Way, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Federal%20Way)

## NTSB investigations on N14643 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA12LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA231), Mar 16, 2012: Firefly Balloons Firefly 8 (N14643), Fitzgerald, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing and his failure to follow the balloon manufacturer's published…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N14643 (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20120316005309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120316005309A), Mar 16, 2012: Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8 (N14643), Fitzgerald, GA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. While conducting skydiving operation, pilot observed storm to the east. Advised divers to bail. Tried to ride over the storm. Storm pulled the balloon into it…

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