# N21823: 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)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10NM) (JR Aerosports Ltd.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: GLX-10610
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: January 23, 2025
- Expires: January 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A1D9F4
- Registered owner: [Lewis John R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWIS%20JOHN%20R)
- Location: [Leakey, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Leakey)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8154° N, 99.7273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78873, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21823
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21823

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

## 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 N21823.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N21823.

## 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 N21823

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N21823 before.

- [Cancelled 1976-09-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21823-1976-09-02): Cessna A188B, S/N 18801060T, built 1972. Owner: [Kimmel Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIMMEL%20AVIATION%20INC), [Houston, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Houston)

## Related

- Other Firefly Balloons GALAXY 10 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-galaxy-10/aircraft.md

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