# N9005Q: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24, registration cancelled 1998-02-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 23, 1998
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: F8137
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Last registry action: February 23, 1998
- Mode S code: AC7242
- Owner when cancelled: [Balloon Works](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOON%20WORKS)
- Location: [Statesville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Statesville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7381° N, 80.9261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28677, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9005Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9005Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9005Q-1998-02-23

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

## Other aircraft with N9005Q

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9005Q): National Ballooning 858, S/N 151, built 2005
- [Cancelled 1970-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9005Q-1970-07-02): Beech A36, S/N E-228. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Sugihara Shigeyoushi](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUGIHARA%20SHIGEYOUSHI)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9005Q-undated): Aerospatiale SA315B, S/N 2539. Triennial form not returned

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