# N74056: 1986 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24, registration cancelled 2013-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24) (registry code 1050107)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8-078
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 22, 1986
- Certificate issued: August 24, 1989
- Last registry action: November 13, 2007
- Mode S code: A9F5B0
- Owners when cancelled: [Sundquist Charles H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNDQUIST%20CHARLES%20H), [Sundquist Martha A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNDQUIST%20MARTHA%20A)
- Location: [Boise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Boise)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6642° N, 116.2415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83703, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74056
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74056-2013-09-24

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 8-24: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24.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 FTW98LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA008), Oct 6, 1997: Balloon Works Firefly 8-24 (N74056), Albuquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: the passenger's failure to follow procedures/directives for the 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 19971006037599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971006037599A), Oct 6, 1997: Balwks FIREFLY824 (N74056), Albuquerque, NM. Bounced landing. Passenger received a broken arm. Failed to bend her knees as instruckted. (-23) on October 6, 1997, at approximately 0800 mountain daylight…

## Other aircraft with N74056

- [Cancelled 1958-12-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74056-1958-12-16): Vertol 44A, S/N 417. Owner: [Vertol Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERTOL%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION), [Morton, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Morton)

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