# N36104: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24, registration cancelled 2013-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24) (registry code 1050107)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8-006
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 13, 1983
- Certificate issued: July 8, 1983
- Last registry action: December 6, 1986
- Mode S code: A41278
- Owner when cancelled: [Wicks Enterprizes Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WICKS%20ENTERPRIZES%20INC)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7169° N, 122.3006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98125, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36104
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=36104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36104-2013-06-07

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 8-24: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24.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 LAX84LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA231), Mar 24, 1984: Balloon Works Fire FLY 8-24 (N36104), Phoenix, AZ, minor damage

## 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 19840323009019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840323009019A), Mar 23, 1984: Balwks FIREFLY824 (N36104), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Balloon basket tipped over during land causing injuries to passengers.

## Other aircraft with N36104

- [Cancelled 1971-08-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36104-1971-08-12): Taylorcraft BC-65, S/N 3071, built 1941. Owner: [Forgnoni Robert L Jr And Martinellis Lawrence C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORGNONI%20ROBERT%20L%20JR%20AND%20MARTINELLIS%20LAWRENCE%20C), [Vineland, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Vineland)

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