# N3181A: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8, registration cancelled 2018-01-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 3, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 8](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8) (registry code 1050109)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8-413
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: October 12, 1995
- Certificate issued: July 25, 2007
- Last registry action: October 11, 2011
- Mode S code: A36705
- Owners when cancelled: [Diamondjake Ballooning DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIAMONDJAKE%20BALLOONING%20DBA), [Worthington Joel G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORTHINGTON%20JOEL%20G), [Worthington Karen R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORTHINGTON%20KAREN%20R)
- Location: [Newton, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Newton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7108° N, 93.0398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50208, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3181A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3181A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3181A-2018-01-03

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 8: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8.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 CEN11CA654](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA654), Sep 17, 2011: Balloon Works Firefly 8 (N3181A), Mingo, IA, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the balloon’s descent during the landing, which resulted in the balloon having a hard landing in a ditch and causing a passenger to be seriously injured.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20110916021719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110916021719A), Sep 16, 2011: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8 (N3181A), Mingo, IA, No damage. During a hard landing in a hot air Balloon, a passenger on board suffered a broken ankle. The landing occurred in 10 knots of wind, which is near the normal…
- [Incident 20100928046599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100928046599I), Sep 28, 2010: Balloon Wor FIREFLY 8 (N3181A), Reasnor, IA, Minor damage. While maneuvering the Balloon into position for the purpose of dropping a bean bag into a vehicle located on a road below, the pilot failed to maintain…

## Other aircraft with N3181A

- [Cancelled 1992-02-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3181A-1992-02-27): Cessna 402C, S/N 402C0288. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Weaver Aero International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEAVER%20AERO%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Hesston, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Hesston)

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