# N3281V: 1997 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15, registration cancelled 2007-03-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 15, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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-531
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 1, 1997
- Certificate issued: January 20, 2004
- Last registry action: January 16, 2007
- Mode S code: A38E97
- Owner when cancelled: [Worthington Joel G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORTHINGTON%20JOEL%20G)
- Location: [Newton, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Newton)
- Owner type: Individual
- 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/N3281V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3281V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3281V-2007-03-15

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

## Other aircraft with N3281V

- [Cancelled 1971-07-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3281V-1971-07-14): Beech 35, S/N D-731, built 1947. Owner: [Gorham Albert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GORHAM%20ALBERT%20E), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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