# N2200Z: 2003 Firefly Balloons GALAXY 9, registration cancelled 2008-05-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 19, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Firefly Balloons GALAXY 9](https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-galaxy-9) (registry code 1050159)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: GLX-1069
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: November 11, 2003
- Certificate issued: May 21, 2004
- Last registry action: June 7, 2007
- Mode S code: A1E371
- Owner when cancelled: [Resort Aerosports Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RESORT%20AEROSPORTS%20INC)
- Location: [White Sulphur, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/White%20Sulphur)
- Physical address: [White Sulphur Sprg, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/White%20Sulphur%20Sprg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9213° N, 80.1457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 24986, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2200Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2200Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2200Z-2008-05-19

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 9: https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-galaxy-9.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 NYC04LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA217), Sep 25, 2004: Firefly Galaxy 9 (N2200Z), Lewisburg, WV, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to attempt to board the balloon while it was ascending.

## 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 20040925031109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040925031109A), Sep 25, 2004: Galaxy GALAXY 9 (N2200Z), Fairlea, WV, Minor damage, 1 fatal. (-23) According to the passengers, they had landed in a field and all of the occupants had exited the balloon when a small airplane flew "very low" over the…

## Other aircraft with N2200Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2200Z): DJI AIR 3, S/N 1581F6N8C236W00314EP
- [Cancelled 1982-08-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2200Z-1982-08-07): Hammer HH-1 ZIPPER, S/N 1

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