# N30053: 2016 Firefly Balloons 2010 FIREFLY 12B - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Firefly Balloons 2010 FIREFLY 12B](https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-2010-firefly-12b) (registry code 1050167, 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: F12B-011 - Year built: 2016 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: December 28, 2016 - Certificate issued: March 28, 2017 - Expires: March 31, 2030 - Mode S code: A32275 - Registered owner: [Rocky Mountain Balloon Adventures](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCKY%20MOUNTAIN%20BALLOON%20ADVENTURES) - Location: [Pagosa Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Pagosa%20Springs) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 37.2634° N, 107.0035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pagosa Springs, CO, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30053 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30053 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): 1 in force ### Matched by airframe (Firefly Balloons 2010 FIREFLY 12B) - [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 ### 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 N30053. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N30053. ## 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) (8) 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 2010 FIREFLY 12B) - [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 SB03010NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03010NY): Alteration to the hot air balloon turning vents and an alternate rigging of the deflated parachute in accordance with Sundance Balloons Ltd. Document 073009-2 dated May 15, 2007 or later TCCA approved revisions. Sundance Ballons Ltd - [STC SB03011NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03011NY): Alteration to the hot air balloon turning vents and an alternate rigging of the deflated parachute in accordance with Sundance Balloons Ltd. Document 073009-2 dated May 15, 2007 or later TCCA approved revisions. Sundance Ballons Ltd - [STC SB03012NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03012NY): Alteration to the hot air balloon turning vents and an alternate rigging of the deflated parachute in accordance with Sundance Balloons Ltd. Document 073009-2 dated May 15, 2007 or later TCCA approved revisions. Sundance Ballons Ltd - [STC SB03013NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB03013NY): Alteration to the hot air balloon turning vents and an alternate rigging of the deflated parachute in accordance with Sundance Balloons Ltd. Document 073009-2 dated May 15, 2007 or later TCCA approved revisions. Sundance Ballons Ltd - [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 N30053 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N30053 before. - [Cancelled 2007-06-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30053-2007-06-22): Piper PA 46-350P, S/N 4636418, built 2007. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland) - [Cancelled 2004-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30053-2004-07-02): Beckett Oris Glenn ZENITH CH 701, S/N 7-1820. Owner: [Beckett Oris G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECKETT%20ORIS%20G), [Hurricane, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Hurricane) - [Cancelled 1981-12-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30053-1981-12-23): Cessna T210L, S/N 21059881, built 1973. Owner: [Foreman Marshall L Jr Et Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOREMAN%20MARSHALL%20L%20JR%20ET%20AL), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego) - [Cancelled 1965-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30053-1965-05-21): Douglas C-54B, S/N 18393, built 1944. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [United Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Chicago 38, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago%2038) ## Related - Other Firefly Balloons 2010 FIREFLY 12B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-2010-firefly-12b/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.