# N3717E: 1986 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24, registration cancelled 2013-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 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: F8-091
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: September 11, 1986
- Certificate issued: November 7, 1986
- Last registry action: November 7, 2000
- Mode S code: A43AD4
- Owner when cancelled: [Desert Ballooncharters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DESERT%20BALLOONCHARTERS)
- Location: [Palm Desert, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palm%20Desert)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7376° N, 116.3641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Desert, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3717E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3717E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3717E-2013-09-13

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

## Other aircraft with N3717E

- [Cancelled 1971-01-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3717E-1971-01-19): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-7014. Owner: [Pinckard Howard G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PINCKARD%20HOWARD%20G), [Idabel, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Idabel)

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