# N2096H: 2005 Firefly Balloons GALAXY 10

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Firefly Balloons GALAXY 10](https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-galaxy-10) (registry code 1050157, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10NM) (JR Aerosports Ltd.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: GLX-10710
- Year built: 2005
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: November 21, 2005
- Certificate issued: March 9, 2023
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A1B6A4
- Registered owner: [Portland Rose Balloons LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PORTLAND%20ROSE%20BALLOONS%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilsonville, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Wilsonville)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 45.3082° N, 122.7710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97070, 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=2096H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2096H

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 GALAXY 10)

- [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 N2096H.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2096H.

## 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) (5)

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 GALAXY 10)

- [STC SB10564SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB10564SC): Installation of Night Position Lights. Highland Balloon Repair, CRS NHMD682X
- [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 SB00078AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00078AT): Installation of Thunder & Colt carriage assemblies under Firefly balloon envelopes. JR Aerosports LTD
- [STC SB01508AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01508AT): Attachment Galaxy hot air balloon envelopes. JR Aerosports LTD

## Earlier aircraft with N2096H

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2096H before.

- [Cancelled 2002-12-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2096H-2002-12-13): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N 787, built 1977. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Cederlund Tommy E H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CEDERLUND%20TOMMY%20E%20H), [Wheat Ridge, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Wheat%20Ridge)

## Related

- Other Firefly Balloons GALAXY 10 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-galaxy-10/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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