# N1524C: 1980 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24, registration cancelled 2012-08-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 6, 2012
- 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: 10307
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: January 5, 1981
- Certificate issued: July 18, 1983
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A0D484
- Owners when cancelled: [Windward Ways Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINDWARD%20WAYS%20INC%20DBA), [Ascensions Northwest](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASCENSIONS%20NORTHWEST)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7421° N, 122.3712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98177, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1524C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1524C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1524C-2012-08-06

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19810503033289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810503033289I), May 3, 1981: Balwks FIREFLY824 (N1524C), Walla Walla, WA. Basket struck ground from 10 feet and it dragged 450 feet during approach in gusty wind. Jolting injured passenger.

## Other aircraft with N1524C

- [Cancelled 1965-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1524C-1965-05-18): Cessna 180, S/N 30224. Owner: [E B Snead Construction Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/E%20B%20SNEAD%20CONSTRUCTION%20CO), [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)

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