# N7244X: 2000 Balloon Works FIREFLY 11, registration cancelled 2015-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 11](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-11) (registry code 1050125)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F11-008
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: January 19, 2000
- Certificate issued: February 29, 2000
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A9B562
- Owner when cancelled: [Mars Leasing Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARS%20LEASING%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8580° N, 111.8051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85262, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7244X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7244X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7244X-2015-05-06

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 11: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-11.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX04LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA123), Feb 13, 2004: Balloon Works Firefly 11 (N7244X), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the deflation vent line, which resulted in the pilot not being able to control the balloon in the increased wind conditions.
- [NTSB LAX00LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA292), Aug 11, 2000: Balloon Works Firefly II (N7244X), Phoenix, AZ, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use pibals or other on site wind determination devices, and his subsequent failure to detect adverse wind conditions prior to launch of the balloon.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20040213009539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040213009539A), Feb 13, 2004: Balwks FIREFLY11 (N7244X), Cave Creek, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot had just landed the balloon and was preparing to deflate the balloon. While the pilot was attempting to deflate the balloon the vent line broke.…
- [Accident 20000811040709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000811040709A), Aug 11, 2000: Balwks FIREFLY11 (N7244X), Phoenix, AZ. (.4) On August 11, 2000, at 0625 hours mountain standard time, a balloon works firefly ii, N7244X, encountered unusual wind conditions and collided with the…

## Other aircraft with N7244X

- [Cancelled 1969-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7244X-1969-03-14): Cessna 150A, S/N 15059344. Owner: [Leipler Lavern](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEIPLER%20LAVERN), [East Aurora, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/East%20Aurora)

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