# N1509H: 1982 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24, registration cancelled 2013-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24) (registry code 1050107)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8002
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 18, 1982
- Certificate issued: April 6, 1984
- Last registry action: April 4, 1987
- Mode S code: A0CDCA
- Owner when cancelled: [Wicks Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WICKS%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7169° N, 122.3006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98125, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1509H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1509H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1509H-2013-06-18

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24.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 SEA84LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA144), Jun 24, 1984: Balloon Works Barnes AX-8 (N1509H), Monroe, WA, no damage

## 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 19840623056399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840623056399A), Jun 23, 1984: Balwks FIREFLY824 (N1509H), Monroe, WA. Balloon made hard landing causing injury to 1 of the passengers.

## Other aircraft with N1509H

- [Cancelled 1970-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1509H-1970-08-10): Helton LARK 95, S/N 9509. Owner: [Helton Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELTON%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION), [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)

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