# N3181A: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: January 3, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3181A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3181A

## Aircraft that carried N3181A

- [Cancelled 2018-01-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3181A-2018-01-03): Balloon Works FIREFLY 8, S/N F8-413. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Diamondjake Ballooning DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIAMONDJAKE%20BALLOONING%20DBA), [Newton, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Newton)
- [Cancelled 1992-02-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3181A-1992-02-27): Cessna 402C, S/N 402C0288. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Weaver Aero International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEAVER%20AERO%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Hesston, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Hesston)

## NTSB investigations on N3181A (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 CEN11CA654](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA654), Sep 17, 2011: Balloon Works Firefly 8 (N3181A), Mingo, IA, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the balloon’s descent during the landing, which resulted in the balloon having a hard landing in a ditch and causing a passenger to be seriously injured.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3181A (3)

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 20110916021719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110916021719A), Sep 16, 2011: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8 (N3181A), Mingo, IA, No damage. During a hard landing in a hot air Balloon, a passenger on board suffered a broken ankle. The landing occurred in 10 knots of wind, which is near the normal…
- [Incident 20100928046599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100928046599I), Sep 28, 2010: Balloon Wor FIREFLY 8 (N3181A), Reasnor, IA, Minor damage. While maneuvering the Balloon into position for the purpose of dropping a bean bag into a vehicle located on a road below, the pilot failed to maintain…
- [Incident 19880708047169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880708047169I), Jul 8, 1988: Cessna 402C (N3181A), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Downlock switch malfunctioned giving indication that all gears down and locked.

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