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N2189K

Cancelled 2018
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Deregistered aircraft · 2003 Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 9B-15 · NONE

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Cancelled
June 20, 2018
Exported to
Mexico
Status when cancelled
Valid registration
Serial number
F9B-2004
Year built
2003
Type
Balloon
Engine
None
Airworthiness
Standard, balloon
Airworthiness date
September 17, 2003
Certificate issued
January 4, 2013
Last registry action
August 11, 2015
Mode S code
A1DAD7
Owner when cancelled
Ponticelli John T
Location
East Bend, NC
Owner type
Individual
Airframe modelFirefly Balloons FIREFLY 9B-15TCDS A14SO · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelNONENone

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.

Service difficulty reports · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

SDR 2004FA0000765Valve · destroyedDURING FLIGHT, 3 OF 4 VALVE WINDOWS FAILED BY SEPARATING AT SEAMS. UPON SEPARATION, REMAINING WINDOW MATERIAL MELTED AWAY, THUS CREATING 3 LARGE HOLES IN THE TOP OF THE BALLOON, WHICH RAISED INTERNAL TEMP, AND CAUS HIGH (EXTREME) FUEL CONSUMPTION AND RENDEREDAug 2, 2004 · N2189K · Balwks FIREFLY9 · Balloon Reports

Other aircraft with N2189K · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N2189K now.

1997Piper PA-34-200T · S/N 347970095Cancelled Nov 19, 1997 · Second triennial mailing, no response · Taylor Beverly, Nassau