# N3141C: Balloon Works FIREFLY 9, registration cancelled 2013-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 9](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-9) (registry code 1050120)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F9-065
- Year built: 0
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 26, 1996
- Certificate issued: June 25, 1996
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A3582B
- Owner when cancelled: [Caplan Donald S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPLAN%20DONALD%20S)
- Location: [Coconut Grove, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Coconut%20Grove)
- Physical address: [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.7126° N, 80.2570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coconut Grove, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3141C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3141C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3141C-2013-05-21

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 9: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-9.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 NYC98LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA199), Aug 15, 1998: Balloon Works Firefly AX-9 (N3141C), Brookhaven, NY, no damage. Probable cause: The failure of the passenger to comply with the pilot briefing, and properly brace herself for landing.

## Other aircraft with N3141C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3141C): Ccx-2000-0215 CCX-2000, S/N CCX-2000-0215, built 2025
- [Cancelled 1958-04-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3141C-1958-04-17): Cessna 180, S/N 30940. Exported to Canada. Owner: [United Airplane Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRPLANE%20SALES%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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