# N90240: 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: September 24, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90240

## Aircraft that carried N90240

- [Cancelled 2013-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90240-2013-09-24): Balloon Works FIREFLY 9, S/N F9-012, built 1989. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Balloons Above The Valley Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOONS%20ABOVE%20THE%20VALLEY%20LTD), [Napa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Napa)
- [Cancelled 1970-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90240-1970-09-25): Beech SNB-5, S/N 39881. Owner: [Arizona Aircraft Sales](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARIZONA%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90240-undated): Rae-John G JR PIETENPOL, S/N 1. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N90240 (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 DEN91LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA007), Oct 7, 1990: Balloon Works AX9 (N90240), Cedar Crest, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S DELAYED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND THE SUBSEUQENT FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FACTOR WAS THE ENCOUNTER WITH HIGH WINDS IN FLIGHT.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N90240 (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 19901006045079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901006045079A), Oct 6, 1990: Balwks FIREFLY9 (N90240), Cedar Crest, NM, Substantial damage. Wind speed increased during sightseeing flight. Elected to extend flight over mountains. Out of fuel crash landed.

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