# N71233: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B, registration cancelled 2000-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 2000
- 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-148
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: May 28, 1997
- Last registry action: May 16, 2000
- Mode S code: A98658
- Owner when cancelled: [Ash Jonathan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASH%20JONATHAN)
- Location: [Bend, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Bend)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0022° N, 121.0472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97701, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71233
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71233
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71233-2000-07-19

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 SEA96LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA122), Jun 16, 1996: Balloon Works Firefly 8B (N71233), Wilsonville, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from the static wire, which became shorted to a transmission wire and subsequently caused a fire to erupt on the balloon's envelope. Factors relating to the…

## 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 19960616014069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960616014069A), Jun 16, 1996: Balwks FIREFLY8B (N71233), Wilsonville, OR, Substantial damage. Struck unseen powerline static wire landing. Basket caught fire. Landed without igniting propane tanks.

## Other aircraft with N71233

- [Cancelled 2016-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71233-2016-11-29): Textron 172S, S/N 172S11725, built 2016. Exported to China. Owner: [Southwind Global Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHWIND%20GLOBAL%20AVIATION%20INC), [Moundridge, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Moundridge)
- [Cancelled 1952-01-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71233-1952-01-02): Luscombe 8A, S/N 2660. Owner: [Baker Jack & James D Wilson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAKER%20JACK%20%26%20JAMES%20D%20WILSON)

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