# N3679A: 1983 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24, registration cancelled 2013-08-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 8, 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)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8-015
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: September 12, 1983
- Certificate issued: November 20, 1987
- Last registry action: March 3, 1997
- Mode S code: A429E1
- Owner when cancelled: [Lind Herb](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIND%20HERB)
- Location: [Burnsville, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Burnsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.7785° N, 93.2723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55337, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3679A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3679A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3679A-2013-08-08

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 CHI84LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA216), May 27, 1984: Balloon Works Barnes Firefly 8-24 (N3679A), Burnsville, MN, no 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 19840527019069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840527019069A), May 27, 1984: Balwks FIREFLY824 (N3679A), Burnsville, MN. Basket blown over during balloon deflation. 13 year old boy got his leg under basket. Fractured his leg.

## Other aircraft with N3679A

- [Cancelled 1971-01-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3679A-1971-01-15): Piper PA-22-135, S/N 22-1938. Owner: [Plant City Construction Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLANT%20CITY%20CONSTRUCTION%20CO), [Plant City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Plant%20City)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.