# N71233: 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 29, 2016
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71233
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71233

## Aircraft that carried N71233

- [Cancelled 2016-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71233-2016-11-29): Textron 172S, S/N 172S11725, built 2016. Exported to China. Owner: [Southwind Global Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHWIND%20GLOBAL%20AVIATION%20INC), [Moundridge, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Moundridge)
- [Cancelled 2000-07-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71233-2000-07-19): Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B, S/N F8B-148. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Ash Jonathan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASH%20JONATHAN), [Bend, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Bend)
- [Cancelled 1952-01-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71233-1952-01-02): Luscombe 8A, S/N 2660. Owner: [Baker Jack & James D Wilson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAKER%20JACK%20%26%20JAMES%20D%20WILSON)

## NTSB investigations on N71233 (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 SEA96LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA122), Jun 16, 1996: Balloon Works Firefly 8B (N71233), Wilsonville, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from the static wire, which became shorted to a transmission wire and subsequently caused a fire to erupt on the balloon's envelope. Factors relating to the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N71233 (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 19960616014069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960616014069A), Jun 16, 1996: Balwks FIREFLY8B (N71233), Wilsonville, OR, Substantial damage. Struck unseen powerline static wire landing. Basket caught fire. Landed without igniting propane tanks.

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