# N37141: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B, registration cancelled 2014-12-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 22, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b) (registry code 1050110)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8B-030
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: October 9, 1985
- Certificate issued: January 27, 1987
- Last registry action: March 21, 1992
- Mode S code: A43A80
- Owner when cancelled: [Balloon Plantation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOON%20PLANTATION%20INC)
- Location: [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8438° N, 78.6336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27609, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37141
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=37141
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37141-2014-12-22

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 8B: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b.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 ATL89FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA158), Jun 11, 1989: Balloon Works Firefly 8B (N37141), Garner, NC, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS DELAY IN INITIATING A CLIMB AS THE BALLOON CONVERGED ON THE TV TOWER.

## 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 19890611014999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890611014999A), Jun 11, 1989: Balwks FIREFLY8B (N37141), Garner, NC, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. Balloon struck a television guy wire during cruise flight. Balloon streamered and crashed. Fabric porosity suspect.

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