# N71253: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B, registration cancelled 2016-12-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 6, 2016
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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-153
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: November 17, 1988
- Certificate issued: April 16, 2007
- Last registry action: March 14, 2014
- Mode S code: A9869E
- Owner when cancelled: [Godfrey Gary R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GODFREY%20GARY%20R)
- Location: [Page, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Page)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6596° N, 111.3857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 86040, within about 17 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71253
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71253
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71253-2016-12-06

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

## Other aircraft with N71253

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71253-undated): Luscombe 8A, S/N 2680, built 1946. Owner: [Beazer Charles W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEAZER%20CHARLES%20W), [Sedan, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Sedan)

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