# N7113E: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B, registration cancelled 1999-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b) (registry code 1050110)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8B-119
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: March 9, 1993
- Last registry action: March 16, 1999
- Mode S code: A9828A
- Owner when cancelled: [Looking Up Advertising Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOOKING%20UP%20ADVERTISING%20INC)
- Location: [North Plainfield, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/North%20Plainfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6167° N, 74.4220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07060, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7113E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7113E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7113E-1999-05-05

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 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 BFO93LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA118), Jul 11, 1993: Balloon Works Firefly 8B (N7113E), Flemington, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PASSENGER'S INADVERTENT ACTIVATION OF THE BURNER AFTER THE LANDING, CAUSING THE TERRAIN TO BURN AND SUBSEQUENTLY IGNITING THE BALLOON ENVELOPE.

## Other aircraft with N7113E

- [Cancelled 2018-05-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7113E-2018-05-17): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2843906, built 2017. Exported to China. Owner: [Globe Aero LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LLC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- [Cancelled 1975-08-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7113E-1975-08-06): Cessna 182B, S/N 52113. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Higinbotham Larry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIGINBOTHAM%20LARRY%20L), [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)

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