# N3288N: 1997 Balloon Works FIRE FLY 10, registration cancelled 2007-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIRE FLY 10](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-fire-fly-10) (registry code 1050300)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F10-025
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 11, 1997
- Certificate issued: October 30, 1997
- Last registry action: November 21, 2006
- Mode S code: A38F85
- Owner when cancelled: [Napa Valley Balloons Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAPA%20VALLEY%20BALLOONS%20INC)
- Location: [Yountville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Yountville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3981° N, 122.3881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94599, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3288N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3288N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3288N-2007-01-23

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 FIRE FLY 10: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-fire-fly-10.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 99ZZZX2446](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2446), May 18, 1999: GORE TAPE. MISMANUFACTURED. REPAIRS WERE DONE ON 28 OUT OF 36 GORES DUE TO GORE TAPE ABRASION DAMAGE. FABRIC DAMAGE IS CAUSED BY GORE TAPE THAT IS STIFF AND SHARP CAUSING PREMATURE FABRIC 

## Other aircraft with N3288N

- [Cancelled 1971-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3288N-1971-07-15): Piper J3C-65, S/N 22484. Owner: [Engle Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENGLE%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [Bristol, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Bristol)

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