# N9075F: Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6b) (registry code 1050103) - Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) - Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (JR Aerosports Ltd.) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: F6B-040 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: April 4, 1991 - Certificate issued: August 1, 2026 - Expires: August 31, 2033 - Mode S code: AC8C3A - Registered owner: [Brielmann Kevin C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRIELMANN%20KEVIN%20C) - Location: [Cromwell, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Cromwell) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 41.6164° N, 72.6615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06416, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9075F - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9075F 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): 4 in force ### Matched by airframe (Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B) - [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 81-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/81-05-03): Fuel tank shut-off valve modification · JR Aerosports Firefly 5, Firefly 6, Firefly 6B and 3 more. Effective Mar 11, 1981 - [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 - [AD 75-17-36](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-17-36): Brass Nipple Failure · JR Aerosports Firefly 6, Firefly 6B and Firefly 7. Effective Aug 13, 1975 ### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG) 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 N9075F. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N9075F. ## Reports on N9075F not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N9075F, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Accident 19750828027979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750828027979A), Aug 28, 1975: Hughes 369HS (N9075F), Trenton, NJ, Substantial damage. Pilot slipped on foreign matter. Arm severed by tail rotor. ## 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) (19) 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 FIREFLY 6B) - [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 SB01506AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01506AT): Attachment of Firefly hot air balloon 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 SB02218AK](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02218AK): Design, fabrication, and installation of replacement balloon envelope. Alaska Consulting Mfg & Eng LLC - [STC SB918GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB918GL): Addition of a refueling adapter to the main fuel line. LTA Aviation Inc - [STC SB00374NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00374NY): Installation of Aerostat Envelopes Model W-100-3 replacement envelope. Ronald T. DiGiovanni - [STC SB790NE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB790NE): Installation of an Aerostat Envelope, Model W-140-3 replacement envelope (3 point system). Ronald T. DiGiovanni - [STC SA2739SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2739SW): Installation of electric blast valve. John Terry - [STC SB00407LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00407LA): Installation of foam padded tank covers. John Terry - [STC SB00408LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00408LA): Installation of protective caps on basket oak runners. Pacific Southwest Aerostats - [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 SB1679GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB1679GL): Replace suspension cables with Finn-Bilt Ltd. suspension cableKit No. 119 (Firefly 5, 6B, 7B), Kit No. 219 (Firefly 6, 7B, 8B), Kit No. 319 (Firefly 8), or Kit No. 419 (Firefly 9). Viitala William Thomas - [STC SA5470NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA5470NM): Installation of position light. Great American Balloon Co Inc - [STC SA4302NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4302NM): Installation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer. Electronics International - [STC SA1908CE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1908CE): Installation of a National Ballooning Model 752-12 envelope. National Ballooning Ltd - [STC SB265NE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB265NE): Replacement of envelope fabric repair material with ripstop polyester. Ballooning Adventures - [STC SB11WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB11WE): Installation of a digital readout balloon envelope temperature indicator. Advanced Aircraft Components - [STC SB2WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB2WE): Installation of digital readout balloon envelope temperature indicator. Advanced Aircraft Components ## Earlier aircraft with N9075F The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N9075F before. - [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9075F-undated): Hughes 369HS, S/N 210297S. N-number assigned, not yet registered ## Related - Other Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6b/aircraft.md - The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.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.