# N3605G: 1983 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B, registration cancelled 2003-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7-b) (registry code 10501A9)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F7B-062
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 29, 1983
- Certificate issued: September 11, 2000
- Last registry action: September 16, 2003
- Mode S code: A40F5A
- Owner when cancelled: [Wiltse Al H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILTSE%20AL%20H)
- Location: [Storm Lake, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Storm%20Lake)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6546° N, 95.1616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50588, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3605G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3605G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3605G-2003-11-17

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 7-B: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7-b.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 CHI91LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA183), Jun 9, 1991: Balloon Works FIREFLY-7B (N3605G), Greenwood, MO, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE BRIEFING TO THE GROUND CREW BY THE PILOT, BECAUSE THE GROUND CREWMAN DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE INTENT AND OBJECTIVES OF THE MANEUVER.

## 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 19910608020399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910608020399A), Jun 8, 1991: Balwks FIREFLY7B (N3605G), Greenwood, MO, Minor damage, 1 fatal. After landing decided to reposition balloon on other side of trees. Ground crewman failed release. Fell 100 feet.

## Other aircraft with N3605G

- [Cancelled 1970-06-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3605G-1970-06-29): Callair A-9, S/N 1005. Owner: [Foster Van D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOSTER%20VAN%20D), [Post, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Post)

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