# N9005D: 1989 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24, registration cancelled 2013-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 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)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8-136
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: January 25, 1989
- Certificate issued: September 25, 1989
- Last registry action: January 19, 2010
- Mode S code: AC7237
- Owner when cancelled: [Racina Samuel P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RACINA%20SAMUEL%20P)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 65.1550° N, 146.2526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99707, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9005D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9005D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9005D-2013-06-07

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 8-24: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24.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.

- [Incident 19950430015419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950430015419I), Apr 30, 1995: Balwks FIREFLY824 (N9005D), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: at 2030 LCL time on 4/30/95 a hot air balloon with four passengers and a flight crew of one lifted off from the parking area at wedgewood manor…

## Other aircraft with N9005D

- [Cancelled 2023-05-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9005D-2023-05-04): Textron 208B, S/N 208B5734, built 2023. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Rangeflyers Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANGEFLYERS%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1970-06-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9005D-1970-06-30): Piper PA-22-150, S/N 22-6140. Owner: [Stockridge Valley Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STOCKRIDGE%20VALLEY%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC), [Chittenango, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Chittenango)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9005D-undated): Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE III, S/N 2319. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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