# N2190S: 2003 Firefly Balloons GALAXY 11B, registration cancelled 2018-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Firefly Balloons GALAXY 11B](https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-galaxy-11b) (registry code 1050156)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: GLX-1311B
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 20, 2003
- Certificate issued: November 10, 2003
- Last registry action: September 20, 2010
- Mode S code: A1DD5A
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith David E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20DAVID%20E)
- Location: [Rio Rancho, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Rio%20Rancho)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2699° N, 106.7956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87124, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2190S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2190S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2190S-2018-01-11

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 GALAXY 11B: https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-galaxy-11b.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 DEN06CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA108), Jul 27, 2006: Firefly Balloons Galaxy 11B (N2190S), Albuquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion, resulting in the pilot's inability to relight one of two burners, and resulting in a hard landing.
- [NTSB DEN04LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA006), Oct 9, 2003: Firefly Balloons Galaxy 11B (N2190S), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a high-wind landing, resulting in a hard landing, the subsequent tipping of the balloon's basket, a post impact flash fire, and the ejection of…

## 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 20060727015069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060727015069A), Jul 27, 2006: Balwks FIREFLY11B (N2190S), Albuquerque, NM. (-23) On July 27, 2006 at 0800 MDT a firefly 11B hot air balloon, N2190S, registered to and piloted by [privacy data omitted] made a hard landing near the…
- [Accident 20031009027289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031009027289A), Oct 9, 2003: Balwks FIREFLY11B (N2190S), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 9, 2003, at approximately 2000 MST a firefly galaxy 11B balloon, N2190S, registered to david e. smith, collided with the ground on landing in…

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