# N1623L: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 23, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1623L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1623L

## Aircraft that carried N1623L

- [Cancelled 2018-10-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1623L-2018-10-23): Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 10, S/N F10-2007, built 2007. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Chemello Dominic](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHEMELLO%20DOMINIC), [Murrieta, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Murrieta)

## NTSB investigations on N1623L (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 WPR14LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA049), Nov 9, 2013: Firefly Balloons Firefly 10 (N1623L), Temecula, CA, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the Landing checklist and his inadvertent contact with the blast valve after landing, which released propane that was then ignited by an undetermined source.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1623L (2)

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 20131112022439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131112022439A), Nov 12, 2013: Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 10 (N1623L), Temecula, CA, Minor damage. Balloon was being deflated after landing on the transportation trailer when a flash fire occurred. The pilot indicated he bumped the burner control but did not…
- [Incident 20120414005179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120414005179I), Apr 14, 2012: Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 10 (N1623L), Temecula, CA, Minor damage. Down draft caused balloon to hit trees and power line. Minor damage to balloon env. And shrouds.

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