# N25721: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15, registration cancelled 2017-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b-15) (registry code 1050111)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8B-463
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 24, 1994
- Certificate issued: March 18, 1997
- Last registry action: July 8, 2009
- Mode S code: A27437
- Owner when cancelled: [Southtrust Bank Georgia](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHTRUST%20BANK%20GEORGIA)
- Location: [Augusta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Augusta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4372° N, 81.9562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30901, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25721
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=25721
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25721-2017-02-28

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 8B-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b-15.md

## 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 19940509011099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940509011099I), May 9, 1994: Balwks FIREFLY8B (N25721), Augusta, GA, Minor damage. Wind gust lifted basket from ground as balloon was being inflated. Dragged balloon into powerlines.

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