# N2553Z: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8, registration cancelled 2013-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 8](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8) (registry code 1050109)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8-386
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: October 8, 1992
- Last registry action: October 19, 2004
- Mode S code: A26CEA
- Owner when cancelled: [Desert Balloon Charters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DESERT%20BALLOON%20CHARTERS)
- Location: [Palm Desert, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palm%20Desert)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7376° N, 116.3641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Desert, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2553Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2553Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2553Z-2013-10-31

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8.md

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