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N72345

Cancelled 2018
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Deregistered aircraft · Balloon Works FIREFLY 9

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Cancelled
January 24, 2018
Status when cancelled
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number
F9-074
Type
Balloon
Certificate issued
February 27, 2007
Last registry action
February 16, 2010
Mode S code
A9B1B3
Owner when cancelled
Taos Hot Air Ballooning Inc
Location
El Prado, NM
Owner type
Corporation
Airframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 9TCDS A14SO · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N72345 and the event date: after April 16, 1965, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

NTSB DFW08LA088Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportQuesta, NMThe balloon's encounter with a wind gust/downdraft during landing, which resulted in a hard landing.Mar 30, 2008 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N72345 and the event date: after April 16, 1965, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20080331832199ALevel Off Touchdown · Questa, NM(-23) On March 31, at 0830 MDT a balloon works firefly 140 FF9, N72345, was destroyed in a fire after a hard landing in a valley in the wild river park west of Questa, new Mexico. The commercial pilot sustained minor injuries and the 5 passengers sustained…Mar 31, 2008 · Destroyed

Other aircraft with N72345 · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N72345 now.

1965Cessna 140 · S/N 9529Cancelled Apr 16, 1965 · Arthur H Salsbury, Sheridan, WY