# N14643: 2007 Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8, registration cancelled 2018-01-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 2, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8](https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-8) (registry code 1050117)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8-2018
- Year built: 2007
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: January 18, 2007
- Certificate issued: July 19, 2007
- Last registry action: October 11, 2011
- Mode S code: A0BBFA
- Owner when cancelled: [Ristaino Edward](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RISTAINO%20EDWARD)
- Location: [Cornelius, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Cornelius)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4752° N, 80.8937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28031, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14643
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=14643
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14643-2018-01-02

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8: https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-8.md

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA12LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA231), Mar 16, 2012: Firefly Balloons Firefly 8 (N14643), Fitzgerald, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing and his failure to follow the balloon manufacturer's published…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20120316005309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120316005309A), Mar 16, 2012: Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8 (N14643), Fitzgerald, GA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. While conducting skydiving operation, pilot observed storm to the east. Advised divers to bail. Tried to ride over the storm. Storm pulled the balloon into it…

## Other aircraft with N14643

- [Cancelled 1978-01-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14643-1978-01-06): Aeronca C-3, S/N A529, built 1935. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Federal Way, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Federal%20Way)

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