# N3117C: 1995 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15, registration cancelled 2017-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 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-492
- Year built: 1995
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: October 30, 1995
- Certificate issued: June 29, 2004
- Last registry action: July 13, 2011
- Mode S code: A34DD8
- Owner when cancelled: [Carolina High Hot Air Balloon Co LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAROLINA%20HIGH%20HOT%20AIR%20BALLOON%20CO%20LLC)
- Location: [Four Oaks, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Four%20Oaks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3918° N, 78.3788° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27524, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3117C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3117C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3117C-2017-10-27

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 8B-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b-15.md

## Other aircraft with N3117C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3117C): Hollomon Gregg A RANS S-12XL(AIRAILE), S/N 04960709
- [Cancelled 1993-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3117C-1993-05-13): Cessna 180, S/N 30916. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Parker John Lee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARKER%20JOHN%20LEE), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

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