# N36609: 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: September 29, 2005
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=36609
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36609

## Aircraft that carried N36609

- [Cancelled 2005-09-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36609-2005-09-29): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N F7-048, built 1983. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Otto Mark C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OTTO%20MARK%20C), [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)
- [Cancelled 1951-08-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36609-1951-08-17): Aeronca 65-CA, S/N CA17051, built 1941. Owner: [Midwest Aircraft Sales Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20CORPORATION), [Chicago Heights, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago%20Heights)

## NTSB investigations on N36609 (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 DEN99LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA006), Oct 8, 1998: Balloon Works FIREFLY-7 (N36609), Alberquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The passenger's failure to follow procedures/directives for a hard landing. A factor was the congested/confined landing area with power lines on both ends.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N36609 (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 19981008037749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981008037749A), Oct 8, 1998: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N36609), Albuquerque, NM. (.19)On October 8, 1998, approximately 1000 mountain daylight time, a balloon works firefly-7, N36609, was not damaged when it collided with terrain at fiesta…

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