# N3288H: 1999 Balloon Works FIREFLY 11B, registration cancelled 2018-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 11B](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-11b) (registry code 1050140)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F11B-001
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: June 16, 1999
- Certificate issued: February 9, 2012
- Last registry action: January 17, 2015
- Mode S code: A38F80
- Owner when cancelled: [Braden Kristopher M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRADEN%20KRISTOPHER%20M)
- Location: [Taos, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Taos)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.3516° N, 105.4365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87571, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3288H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3288H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3288H-2018-07-12

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 11B: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-11b.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 20000605SH030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000605SH030), Jun 5, 2000: ENVELOPE. DETERIORATED. EXCESSIVE AND PREMATURE DETERIORATION OF FABRIC PANELS AT GORE TAPE SEAM. GORE TAPE MATERIAL IS STIFF WITH SHARP EDGES AND CUTS INTO FABRIC PANELS WHERE PANELS 

## Other aircraft with N3288H

- [Cancelled 1989-09-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3288H-1989-09-18): Ercoupe 415-C, S/N 3913. Triennial form not returned

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