# N3281U: 1996 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8, registration cancelled 2014-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 2014
- 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: F8-419
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1997
- Certificate issued: January 20, 2006
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A38E96
- Owner when cancelled: [Balloons Unlimited Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOONS%20UNLIMITED%20INC)
- Location: [Oakton, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Oakton)
- Physical address: [Round Hill, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Round%20Hill)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8938° N, 77.3302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22124, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3281U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3281U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3281U-2014-11-21

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

## Other aircraft with N3281U

- [Cancelled 1964-04-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3281U-1964-04-20): Cessna 182F, S/N 18254681. Exported to France. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3281U-undated): S/N 23477

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