# N27113: Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B, registration cancelled 2015-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 6670
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 27, 1977
- Certificate issued: January 9, 1989
- Last registry action: February 15, 1992
- Mode S code: A2ACCA
- Owner when cancelled: [Mock Robert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOCK%20ROBERT%20A)
- Location: [Paonia, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Paonia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9630° N, 107.5996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81428, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27113
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27113-2015-05-05

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 FTW89FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA143), Aug 5, 1989: Balloon Works Firefly 6B (N27113), Baton Rouge, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT EXCEEDED THE TEMPERATURE LIMITATIONS OF THE BALLOON DURING THE CLIMB, WHICH RESULTED IN FAILURE OF THE FRABRIC. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PREVIOUS HEAT DAMAGE TO THE…

## 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 19890805027299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890805027299A), Aug 5, 1989: Balwks FIREFLY6B (N27113), Baton Rouge, LA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Balloon ascended at high rate, followed by high rate of descent and streamer. Impacted at high rate of descent.

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