# N2559V: Balloon Works FIREFLY 11, registration cancelled 2006-04-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 26, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 11](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-11) (registry code 1050125)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F11-002
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1994
- Certificate issued: October 21, 1994
- Last registry action: February 21, 2006
- Mode S code: A26DB8
- Owner when cancelled: [Balloons Above The Valley Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOONS%20ABOVE%20THE%20VALLEY%20LTD)
- Location: [Napa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Napa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4006° N, 122.1831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94558, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2559V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2559V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2559V-2006-04-26

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 11: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-11.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 95ZZZX3659](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3659), Jun 22, 1995: EYEBOLT. FAILED. DURING ATTEMPTED DEFLATION OF BALLOON AT CONCLUSION OF A PAID PASSENGER FLIGHT, THE EYEBOLT WHICH RETAINS ONE OF TWO DEFLATION LINE PULLEYS BROKE. THE PILOT WAS

## 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.

- [Incident 19950219005909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950219005909I), Feb 19, 1995: Balwks FIREFLY11 (N2559V), Napa, CA. Narrative: the incident occurred during a balloon landing in a congested residential area within the city limits of Napa, California. The purpose of the…

## Other aircraft with N2559V

- [Cancelled 1989-07-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2559V-1989-07-03): Cessna 177RG, S/N 177RG0615. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2559V-undated): Cessna 170, S/N 18064, built 1948

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