# N3016R: 2012 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-010 - Year built: 2012 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: June 9, 2012 - Certificate issued: July 13, 2012 - Expires: July 31, 2028 - Mode S code: A32643 - 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=3016R - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3016R 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 (1) 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 CEN21LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA210), Apr 20, 2021: Firefly Balloons 2010 Firefly 12B-010 (N3016R), Pagosa Springs, CO, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly control the balloon during a steep approach that resulted in a hard landing and a serious passenger injury. ## NTSB investigations on N3016R not matched to an aircraft (2) 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 SEA70A0014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70A0014), Oct 10, 1969: Cessna 320A (N3016R), Conner, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal - [NTSB SEA68A0042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0042), Sep 30, 1967: Cessna 320A (N3016R), Missoula, MT, substantial damage ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Accident 20210420005259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210420005259A), Apr 20, 2021: Firefly Balloons 2010 Inc FIREFLY 12B (N3016R), Pagosa Springs, CO, No damage. On 04/20/2021 at approximately 0830 MDT, N3016R a commercially operated balloon, landed in a field near Pagosa Springs, CO. The balloon had one pilot and ten… ## 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 N3016R The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3016R before. - [Cancelled 2007-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3016R-2007-03-26): Robinson Helicopter R44 II, S/N 11650, built 2007. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Robinson Helicopter Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20HELICOPTER%20CO), [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance) ## 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.