# N3097R: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: November 12, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3097R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3097R

## Aircraft that carried N3097R

- [Cancelled 2025-11-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3097R-2025-11-12): Balloon Works FIREFLY 9, S/N F9-063, built 1996. Exported to Nepal. Owner: [Portland Rose Balloons LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PORTLAND%20ROSE%20BALLOONS%20LLC), [Wilsonville, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Wilsonville)
- [Cancelled 1993-04-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3097R-1993-04-14): Raven S-60A, S/N S60A132. Owner: [Soukup & Thomas Balloon Museum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUKUP%20%26%20THOMAS%20BALLOON%20MUSEUM%20INC), [Mitchell, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Mitchell)
- [Cancelled 1970-02-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3097R-1970-02-24): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R-35666. Exported to Sweden. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION), [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)

## NTSB investigations on N3097R (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 SEA04CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA109), Jun 17, 2004: Balloon Works Fire Fly 9 (N3097R), Aurora, OR, minor damage. Probable cause: Pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions. Wind was a contributing factor.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3097R (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 20040617011029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040617011029A), Jun 17, 2004: Balwks FIREFLY9 (N3097R), Aurora, OR. (-23) Lighter-than-air free balloon with a pilot and six passengers experienced a harder than normal landing after encountering strong gusty wind conditions.…

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