# N2200D: 2004 Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8, registration cancelled 2022-12-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 31, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8](https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-8) (registry code 1050117)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8-2008
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 2004
- Certificate issued: September 21, 2016
- Last registry action: September 10, 2019
- Mode S code: A1E35D
- Owner when cancelled: [Mays Charlie R Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAYS%20CHARLIE%20R%20JR)
- Location: [Ryland Hght, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Ryland%20Hght)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9797° N, 84.4787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 41015, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2200D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2200D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2200D-2022-12-31

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 8: https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-8.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 ATL04LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA094), Apr 7, 2004: Firefly F8B (N2200D), Eatonton, GA, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The overload failure of the windline quick release tiedown eyebolt.

## 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 20040407030319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040407030319A), Apr 7, 2004: Balwks FIREFLY8 (N2200D), Eatonton, GA, Minor damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Witness states that during inflation, a rope and an "I" bolt used to tie the balloon to a truck broke in a gust of wind. The rope was attached by a quick…

## Other aircraft with N2200D

- [Cancelled 1979-07-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2200D-1979-07-31): Piper PA-32RT-300T, S/N 32R-7987055. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Intermountain Piper Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERMOUNTAIN%20PIPER%20INC), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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