# N74070: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B, registration cancelled 2017-06-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 15, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b) (registry code 1050110)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8B-024
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: June 19, 1985
- Certificate issued: July 18, 1996
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A9F5F0
- Owner when cancelled: [Aeronautical Adventures Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERONAUTICAL%20ADVENTURES%20INC)
- Location: [Shawnee Mission, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Shawnee%20Mission)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9556° N, 94.6432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66207, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74070
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74070-2017-06-15

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 8B: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b.md

## 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 19880414013149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880414013149A), Apr 14, 1988: Balwks FIREFLY6 (N74070), Alpharetta, GA, Substantial damage. Balloon drifted on liftoff,hit light poles. Basket fell into fence upside down. Gross weight and false lift factors

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