# N1623L: 2007 Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 10, registration cancelled 2018-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 10](https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-10) (registry code 1050160)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F10-2007
- Year built: 2007
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 2, 2007
- Certificate issued: August 31, 2007
- Last registry action: September 21, 2015
- Mode S code: A0FBE8
- Owners when cancelled: [Chemello Dominic](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHEMELLO%20DOMINIC), [Chemello Carmen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHEMELLO%20CARMEN)
- Location: [Murrieta, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Murrieta)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5860° N, 117.1404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92563, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1623L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1623L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1623L-2018-10-23

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 10: https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-10.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 WPR14LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA049), Nov 9, 2013: Firefly Balloons Firefly 10 (N1623L), Temecula, CA, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the Landing checklist and his inadvertent contact with the blast valve after landing, which released propane that was then ignited by an undetermined source.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20131112022439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131112022439A), Nov 12, 2013: Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 10 (N1623L), Temecula, CA, Minor damage. Balloon was being deflated after landing on the transportation trailer when a flash fire occurred. The pilot indicated he bumped the burner control but did not…
- [Incident 20120414005179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120414005179I), Apr 14, 2012: Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 10 (N1623L), Temecula, CA, Minor damage. Down draft caused balloon to hit trees and power line. Minor damage to balloon env. And shrouds.

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