# N7108Y: 1987 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B, registration cancelled 2017-06-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 23, 2017
- 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-112
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1987
- Certificate issued: August 8, 1994
- Last registry action: September 12, 2000
- Mode S code: A97F94
- Owner when cancelled: [On Your Way Up Ballooning Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ON%20YOUR%20WAY%20UP%20BALLOONING%20INC)
- Location: [Quakertown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Quakertown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4592° N, 75.3474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18951, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7108Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7108Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7108Y-2017-06-23

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 8B: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19871114076429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871114076429I), Nov 14, 1987: Balwks FIREFLY8B (N7108Y), Trenton, NJ, Minor damage. Balloon envelope struck powerlines and melted. Basket lowered to ground. Pilot did not see wires due to sun in eyes

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