# N3013Q: 2022 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-014 - Year built: 2022 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: May 25, 2022 - Certificate issued: December 28, 2022 - Expires: December 31, 2029 - Mode S code: A325D9 - 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: 37.2862° N, 107.0918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81147, within about 21 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3013Q - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3013Q 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 N3013Q. ## NTSB investigations on N3013Q not matched to an aircraft (3) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB CHI85FEC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FEC01), Sep 22, 1985: Cessna 182K (N3013Q), Monroe, MI, substantial damage - [NTSB CHI80FEP39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP39), Jul 3, 1980: Cessna 182K (N3013Q), Wilmot, WI, substantial damage - [NTSB CHI73DEM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEM02), Jul 10, 1972: Cessna 182 (N3013Q), East Lansing, MI, substantial damage ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N3013Q. ## Reports on N3013Q not matched to an aircraft (2) They name N3013Q, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Accident 19850922049749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850922049749A), Sep 22, 1985: Cessna 182K (N3013Q), Monroe, MI, Substantial damage. Engine quit during descent, struck trees, ground. Water contamination AD not complied with. Selector on empty tank. - [Accident 19800703027499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800703027499A), Jul 3, 1980: Cessna 182K (N3013Q), Wilmot, WI, Substantial damage. High and fast on first landing try. Overshot runway on second try. Reported engine malfunctin. None found. ## 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. ## Service difficulty reports on N3013Q not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N3013Q, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [SDR 95ZZZX2415](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2415), Feb 15, 1995: SERVO. JAMMED. PITCH CONTROLS JAMMED. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND PITCH SERVO BRIDLE CABLE RETAINING BALL HAD SLIPPED OUT OF SLOT AND JAMMED AGAINST CABLE GUARD POST AND CAPSTAN. R ## 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 N3013Q The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3013Q before. - [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3013Q-undated): Cessna 182K, S/N 18258013. Triennial form not returned ## 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. 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