# N3718U: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24, registration cancelled 2017-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2017
- 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: F8-099
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 1987
- Certificate issued: June 3, 1989
- Last registry action: July 25, 2011
- Mode S code: A43B05
- Owner when cancelled: [Racina Samuel P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RACINA%20SAMUEL%20P)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 65.1550° N, 146.2526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99707, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3718U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3718U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3718U-2017-10-31

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

## Other aircraft with N3718U

- [Cancelled 1980-10-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3718U-1980-10-28): Beech 58, S/N TH-1197, built 1980. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Aircraft Facilities International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20FACILITIES%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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