# N72348: 2000 Balloon Works FIRE FLY 10 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Balloon Works FIRE FLY 10](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-fire-fly-10) (registry code 1050300, 4 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: F10-031 - Year built: 2000 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: April 6, 2000 - Certificate issued: August 29, 2013 - Expires: August 31, 2029 - Mode S code: A9B1B6 - Registered owner: [Lewis John R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWIS%20JOHN%20R) - Location: [Leakey, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Leakey) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 29.8154° N, 99.7273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78873, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72348 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72348 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): 2 in force ### Matched by airframe (Balloon Works FIRE FLY 10) - [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 - [AD 75-12-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-12-08): Throttle or Trigger Valves · McGrath, Michael D. A-60S, A-B, A50S and 41 more. Effective Apr 30, 1976 ### 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 None matched to N72348. ## NTSB investigations on N72348 not matched to an aircraft (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 DEN78IA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78IA037), Apr 19, 1978: Dehavilland DHC-6 (N72348), Albuquerque, NM, incident, no damage ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N72348. ## Reports on N72348 not matched to an aircraft (3) They name N72348, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Incident 19930617027829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930617027829I), Jun 17, 1993: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N72348), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. NTSB determined an unforecast quartering tailwind gust caused pilot to lose directional control. Ground looped. - [Incident 19821025065459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821025065459I), Oct 25, 1982: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N72348), Los Alomas, NM, Minor damage. Pilot swerved off runway on takeoff roll when seat height retaining pin slipped from retaining hole. Seat dropped. - [Incident 19780419012919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780419012919I), Apr 19, 1978: Dhav DHC6300 (N72348), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Explosion and flash of fire from engine. Emergency declared and uneventful landing made. ## 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) (12) 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 (Balloon Works FIRE FLY 10) - [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 SB00078AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00078AT): Installation of Thunder & Colt carriage assemblies under Firefly balloon envelopes. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SB00565AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00565AT): Installation of Cameron carriage assemblies Under Firefly envelopes. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SB01506AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01506AT): Attachment of Firefly hot air balloon envelopes. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SB02972AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02972AT): Installation of Aerostar International carriages, burners, and instruments under a Firefly 10 balloon envelope. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SL2829SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SL2829SO): Installation of the Galaxy 6072 and 6072T baskets on Firefly 9, Firefly 9B-15, Firefly10, and Firefly 11 envelopes and installation of the Galaxy 6096 basket on Firefly 9, Firefly 10, and Firefly 11 envelopes. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SA00680SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00680SE): Installation of Electronics International model UBG-16 or UBG-16T bar graph engine analyzer. Electronics International - [STC SB918GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB918GL): Addition of a refueling adapter to the main fuel line. LTA Aviation Inc - [STC SB00407LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00407LA): Installation of foam padded tank covers. John Terry - [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 N72348 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N72348 before. - [Cancelled 1970-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72348-1970-05-15): Cessna U206D, S/N U206-1378. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Maine Aviation Corp/Portland Municipal Airport](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAINE%20AVIATION%20CORP%2FPORTLAND%20MUNICIPAL%20AIRPORT), [Portland, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Portland) ## Related - Other Balloon Works FIRE FLY 10 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-fire-fly-10/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.