# N27057: 1976 Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B, registration cancelled 1983-06-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 22, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6b) (registry code 1050103)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6653
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: August 2, 1980
- Mode S code: A2A9A3
- Owner when cancelled: [Balloon Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOON%20INC)
- Location: [Eugene, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Eugene)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0680° N, 123.0802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97401, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27057
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27057-1983-06-22

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 Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6b.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 SEA80FYM60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM60), Sep 6, 1980: BLN Works FF-6B (N27057), Shedd, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19800906040449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800906040449A), Sep 6, 1980: Balwks FIREFLY6B (N27057), Shedd, OR, Destroyed. Ran out of fuel. Balloon drifted & descended into power line. Basket caught fire, hit ground, baloon seperated.

## Other aircraft with N27057

- [Cancelled 1955-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27057-1955-05-13): Piper J4A, S/N 4-1005. Owner: [Arthur Kiefert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARTHUR%20KIEFERT), [Milwaukee, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Milwaukee)

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