# N72279: 2000 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15, registration cancelled 2017-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b-15) (registry code 1050111)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8B-606
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: June 2, 2000
- Certificate issued: July 24, 2000
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A9AE69
- Owners when cancelled: [Gardner Thomas E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARDNER%20THOMAS%20E), [Gardner Jaime B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARDNER%20JAIME%20B)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1517° N, 106.5749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87109, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72279
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72279
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72279-2017-06-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b-15.md

## Other aircraft with N72279

- [Cancelled 1990-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72279-1990-03-26): Cessna U206D, S/N U2061349. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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