# N20035: 2005 Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 9B-15 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 9B-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-9b-15) (registry code 1050150, 1 seats) - Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000) - Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (JR Aerosports Ltd.) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: F9B-2014 - Year built: 2005 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: August 11, 2005 - Certificate issued: August 24, 2005 - Expires: January 31, 2028 - Mode S code: A194E2 - Registered owner: [Sky Adventures Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20ADVENTURES%20INC) - Location: [Oxford, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Oxford) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 42.8402° N, 83.1915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48370, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20035 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20035 From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force ### Matched by airframe (Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 9B-15) - [AD 2013-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-03-10): Hardware · Aeronaut Instruction Research Skysailor 105, Skysailor 90, 110C and 439 more. Effective Mar 19, 2013 - [AD 75-12-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-12-08): Throttle or Trigger Valves · McGrath, Michael D. A-60S, A-B, A50S and 41 more. Effective Apr 30, 1976 ### Matched by engine (NONE) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force) - [SAIB CE-11-44](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-11-44): Fuel: Cylinder Strap Installation. Issued Jul 13, 2011 ## NTSB investigations None matched to N20035. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N20035. ## Reports on N20035 not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N20035, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Incident 19860618033549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860618033549I), Jun 18, 1986: Bell 206L1 (N20035), Oklahoam City, OK, Minor damage. Pilot exited with engine and rotors turning to refuel. Throttle advanced and aircraft bounced with tail boom flex. ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (11) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 9B-15) - [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc - [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC - [STC SB00565AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00565AT): Installation of Cameron carriage assemblies Under Firefly envelopes. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SB01506AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01506AT): Attachment of Firefly hot air balloon envelopes. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SB02972AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02972AT): Installation of Aerostar International carriages, burners, and instruments under a Firefly 10 balloon envelope. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SL2829SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SL2829SO): Installation of the Galaxy 6072 and 6072T baskets on Firefly 9, Firefly 9B-15, Firefly10, and Firefly 11 envelopes and installation of the Galaxy 6096 basket on Firefly 9, Firefly 10, and Firefly 11 envelopes. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SA00680SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00680SE): Installation of Electronics International model UBG-16 or UBG-16T bar graph engine analyzer. Electronics International - [STC SB918GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB918GL): Addition of a refueling adapter to the main fuel line. LTA Aviation Inc - [STC SB00407LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00407LA): Installation of foam padded tank covers. John Terry - [STC SA1626NM PAGE 1](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1626NM%20PAGE%201): Installation of Electronics Int'l Digital EGT/CHT Instruments and accessories. (201 Series). Electronics International - [STC SA4302NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4302NM): Installation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer. Electronics International ## Earlier aircraft with N20035 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N20035 before. - [Cancelled 2002-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20035-2002-11-01): Schweizer 269C-1, S/N 0054, built 1997. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Schweizer Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHWEIZER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Big Flats, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Big%20Flats) - [Cancelled 1980-07-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20035-1980-07-03): Cessna 172M, S/N 17260949, built 1972. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Outlaw Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OUTLAW%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Clarksville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Clarksville) ## Related - Other Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 9B-15 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-9b-15/aircraft.md - The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.