# N71217: 1988 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B, registration cancelled 2018-03-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 2, 2018
- 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-151
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1988
- Certificate issued: January 31, 2007
- Last registry action: April 10, 2013
- Mode S code: A98616
- Owners when cancelled: [Ward Robert I DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARD%20ROBERT%20I%20DBA), [On Your Way Up Ballooning](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ON%20YOUR%20WAY%20UP%20BALLOONING)
- Location: [Quakertown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Quakertown)
- Owner type: Individual
- 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/N71217
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71217
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71217-2018-03-02

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## Other aircraft with N71217

- [Cancelled 1971-12-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71217-1971-12-16): Luscombe 8A, S/N 2644, built 1946. Owner: [Conditt D P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONDITT%20D%20P), [Corpus Christi, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Corpus%20Christi)

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