# N72466: 2000 Balloon Works FIREFLY 9B-15, registration cancelled 2008-10-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 7, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 9B-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-9b-15) (registry code 1050121)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F9B-029
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: October 5, 2000
- Certificate issued: November 8, 2000
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A9B5B1
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith David E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20DAVID%20E)
- Location: [Rio Rancho, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Rio%20Rancho)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2699° N, 106.7956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87124, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72466
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72466
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72466-2008-10-07

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 9B-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-9b-15.md

## Other aircraft with N72466

- [Cancelled 1992-08-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72466-1992-08-03): Cessna U206D, S/N U2061417. Exported to Costa Rica. Owner: [Diacsa Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIACSA%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- [Cancelled 1956-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72466-1956-02-20): Cessna 140, S/N 9631. Owner: [Williams Gilbert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20GILBERT%20E), [Glastenbury, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Glastenbury)

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