# N90856: 1990 Balloon Works FIREFLY C7 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY C7](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-c7) (registry code 1050112, 1 seats) - 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: F7-CAN - Year built: 1990 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: November 16, 1990 - Certificate issued: February 17, 2022 - Expires: February 28, 2029 - Mode S code: AC900A - Registered owner: [Chase Brian R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHASE%20BRIAN%20R) - Location: [Moscow, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Moscow) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 41.3405° N, 75.5517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18444, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90856 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90856 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 C7) - [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 (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 N90856. ## NTSB investigations on N90856 not matched to an aircraft (2) 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 ATL84LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA163), May 5, 1984: Piper PA-25-235 (N90856), Jesup, GA, destroyed - [NTSB ATL82DA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA101), Apr 15, 1982: Piper PA-25-235D (N90856), Baxley, GA, substantial damage ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N90856. ## Reports on N90856 not matched to an aircraft (2) They name N90856, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Accident 19840505017119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840505017119A), May 5, 1984: Piper PA25235 (N90856), Jesup, GA, Destroyed. Engine quit while novice ag pilot was dispensing water for practice. May have pulled mixture in place of spray knob - [Accident 19820415010389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820415010389A), Apr 15, 1982: Piper PA25235 (N90856), Baxley, GA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff, landed on remaining runway, ran off into a ditch found carburetor full of water. ## 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) (9) 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 C7) - [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 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 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 ## Earlier aircraft with N90856 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N90856 before. - [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90856-undated): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 258156003. Triennial form not returned ## Related - Other Balloon Works FIREFLY C7 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-c7/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.