# N72345: Balloon Works FIREFLY 9, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 9](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-9) (registry code 1050120)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F9-074
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: February 27, 2007
- Last registry action: February 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A9B1B3
- Owner when cancelled: [Taos Hot Air Ballooning Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAOS%20HOT%20AIR%20BALLOONING%20INC)
- Location: [El Prado, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/El%20Prado)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.4512° N, 105.6666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87529, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72345
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72345
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72345-2018-01-24

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 9: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-9.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 DFW08LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA088), Mar 30, 2008: Balloon Works Firefly 9 (N72345), Questa, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: The balloon's encounter with a wind gust/downdraft during landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

## 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 20080331832199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080331832199A), Mar 31, 2008: Balwks FIREFLY9 (N72345), Questa, NM, Destroyed. (-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…

## Other aircraft with N72345

- [Cancelled 1965-04-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72345-1965-04-16): Cessna 140, S/N 9529. Owner: [Arthur H Salsbury](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARTHUR%20H%20SALSBURY), [Sheridan, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Sheridan)

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