# N90897: 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: January 29, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90897
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90897

## Aircraft that carried N90897

- [Cancelled 2018-01-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90897-2018-01-29): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15, S/N F7-717. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Midwest Plumbing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20PLUMBING), [Buffalo Grove, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Buffalo%20Grove)
- [Cancelled 1963-03-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90897-1963-03-21): Douglas DC-6, S/N 43214. Exported to Lebanon. Owner: [National Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90897-undated): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 258156017

## NTSB investigations on N90897 (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 DFW08LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA206), Aug 17, 2008: Balloon Works Firefly 7-15 (N90897), Mountain Grove, MO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An on-board fire following a propane leak. Contributing to the accident was the lack of training/experience of the non-certificated pilot.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N90897 (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.

- [Incident 20080817844969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080817844969I), Aug 17, 2008: Balwks FIREFLY715 (N90897), Mountain Grove, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On the morning of August 17, 2008, several tethered flights were conducted on private property located on stone ridge drive in Mountain Grove, Missouri…

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