# N71053: 1987 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24, registration cancelled 2004-12-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 23, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: F8-103
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: July 13, 1988
- Certificate issued: August 23, 1989
- Last registry action: September 21, 2004
- Mode S code: A97F30
- Owner when cancelled: [Northwest Adventures Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWEST%20ADVENTURES%20INC)
- Location: [Mercer Island, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Mercer%20Island)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.5640° N, 122.2312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98040, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71053
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71053-2004-12-23

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 N71053

- [Cancelled 2018-08-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71053-2018-08-18): Kern Lindel R CHALLENGER I, S/N W0081, built 1999. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- [Cancelled 1971-04-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71053-1971-04-05): Cessna 182M, S/N 182-59476. Owner: [Gulfshore Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GULFSHORE%20AVIATION%20INC), [Port Arthur, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Port%20Arthur)
- [Cancelled 1949-04-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71053-1949-04-28): Piper J3C-65, S/N 18074. Owner: [Brier Evelyn P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRIER%20EVELYN%20P), [San Bernardino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Bernardino)

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