# N9005F: 1988 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B, registration cancelled 2013-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 2013
- 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-163
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: December 14, 1988
- Certificate issued: May 5, 1993
- Last registry action: September 2, 2005
- Mode S code: AC7239
- Owner when cancelled: [Rah Balloon Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAH%20BALLOON%20INC)
- Location: [Lebanon, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lebanon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2964° N, 76.4211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17042, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9005F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9005F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9005F-2013-09-20

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## Other aircraft with N9005F

- [Cancelled 2024-04-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9005F-2024-04-12): Textron 208B, S/N 208B5790, built 2024. Exported to Kenya. Owner: [Africair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AFRICAIR%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- [Cancelled 1968-04-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9005F-1968-04-25): Hughes 369HM, S/N 480004. Owner: [Hughes Tool Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES%20TOOL%20CO), [Culver City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Culver%20City)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9005F-undated): Piper PA-28R-201T, S/N 28R7703009. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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