# N32877: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8, registration cancelled 2001-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 8](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8) (registry code 1050109)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8-421
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: April 20, 1998
- Last registry action: May 15, 2001
- Mode S code: A38F75
- Owner when cancelled: [Fields David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIELDS%20DAVID)
- Location: [Augusta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Augusta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4372° N, 81.9562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30901, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32877
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=32877
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32877-2001-07-09

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 ATL99LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA047), Feb 6, 1999: Balloon Works AX-8 (N32877), Beech Island, SC, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the balloon checklist that resulted in a ground fire that destroyed the balloon envelope.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19990206001219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990206001219A), Feb 6, 1999: Balwks FIREFLY8 (N32877), Beech Island, SC, Destroyed. Firefly AX-8 hot air balloon landed in a hay field, the basket tipped over and the pilot light set the hay field on fire which spread to the balloon envelope.…

## Other aircraft with N32877

- [Cancelled 1974-11-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32877-1974-11-07): Piper J4F, S/N 4-1322, built 1940. Owner: [Mozingo Earle G Etal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOZINGO%20EARLE%20G%20ETAL), [Petal, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Petal)

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