# N90809: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b) (registry code 1050110, 1 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: F8B-316 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: March 28, 1990 - Certificate issued: June 6, 2023 - Expires: June 30, 2030 - Mode S code: AC8F5E - Registered owner: [Kpalmair LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KPALMAIR%20LLC) - Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 39.5410° N, 119.8401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89503, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90809 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90809 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 FIREFLY 8B) - [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 N90809. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N90809. ## 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) (20) 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 8B) - [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 SA3005SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA3005SO): Attachment of 'Football Helmet' appendages. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SB01506AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01506AT): Attachment of Firefly hot air balloon envelopes. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SL2817SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SL2817SO): Attachment of 'Bunny' of appendages. 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 SB10283SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB10283SC): Limited to installation on serial number B82012-3. Curling Rebecca L and Harold L - [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 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 SB3278NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB3278NM): Night VFR lighting system. Fendley Ralph Lee - [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 ## Earlier aircraft with N90809 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N90809 before. - [Cancelled 2012-01-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90809-2012-01-19): Cessna 182T, S/N 18282300. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita) - [Cancelled 1970-09-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90809-1970-09-21): Douglas DC-6A, S/N 43817. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Frederick B Ayer And Associates Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREDERICK%20B%20AYER%20AND%20ASSOCIATES%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York) - [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90809-undated): Beech C-45J, S/N 4423829. Second triennial mailing, no response ## Related - Other Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b/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.