# N3003R: 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-2022 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: August 8, 2013 - Certificate issued: March 10, 2023 - Expires: March 31, 2030 - Mode S code: A32223 - Registered owners: [Heard Cary D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEARD%20CARY%20D), [Heard Virginia R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEARD%20VIRGINIA%20R) - Location: [Winnemucca, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Winnemucca) - Owner type: Co-owned - Owner's area on the map: 41.1211° N, 118.0085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89445, within about 30 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3003R - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3003R From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 N3003R. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N3003R. ## Reports on N3003R not matched to an aircraft (2) They name N3003R, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Incident 20000401014829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000401014829I), Apr 1, 2000: Cessna 320A (N3003R), Denver, CO. (-23) Aircraft landed on runway 29L. Just prior to taxiway gulf, the aircraft went off the runway into the grass, north of the runway edge. The pilot reported… - [Incident 19790824032439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790824032439I), Aug 24, 1979: Cessna 320 (N3003R), CA, Minor damage. Landed after smoke from left engine. Found cylinder head separated. ## 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 ## 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.