# N7113U: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24, registration cancelled 1996-11-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 4, 1996
- 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)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8114
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1993
- Last registry action: September 18, 1996
- Mode S code: A98298
- Owner when cancelled: [Sebby Gerald N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEBBY%20GERALD%20N)
- Location: [Oceanside, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oceanside)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1997° N, 117.2984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92056, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7113U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7113U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7113U-1996-11-04

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

## 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 LAX91LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA047), Nov 26, 1990: Balloon Works Firefly 8-24 (N7113U), Poway, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WHICH RELATED TO THE BASKET'S TIPPING OVER WERE THE PILOT'S MISJUDGING THE WIND DIRECTION AND THE WIND'S RELATIVE HIGH…

## 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.

- [Accident 19901125052089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901125052089A), Nov 25, 1990: Balwks FIREFLY824 (N7113U), Poway, CA, Minor damage. Bumpy landing in a field. Dragged by wind basket,hit dirt bank,tipped over. One passenger was ejected.

## Other aircraft with N7113U

- [Cancelled 2018-05-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7113U-2018-05-17): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2843907, 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 2006-08-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7113U-2006-08-22): Sikorsky S-92A, S/N 920031, built 2006. Exported to Qatar. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 1970-06-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7113U-1970-06-30): Mooney M20E, S/N 355. Owner: [Kuhlman Die Casting Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KUHLMAN%20DIE%20CASTING%20CO), [Stanley, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Stanley)

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