# N9019V: Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B, registration cancelled 2001-10-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 2, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6b) (registry code 1050103)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F6B-032
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: May 31, 1989
- Last registry action: August 14, 2001
- Mode S code: AC768A
- Owners when cancelled: [Thompson James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20JAMES%20A), [Thompson Connie M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20CONNIE%20M)
- Location: [Des Moines, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Des%20Moines)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6276° N, 93.6727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50310, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9019V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9019V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9019V-2001-10-02

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 6B: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6b.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19950822034369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950822034369I), Aug 22, 1995: Balwks FIREFLY6B (N9019V), Columbia, MO, Minor damage. Descended for target in balloon meet. Saw power line. Vented but skirt hit wires. Wires parted due arcing.
- [Incident 19900915048152I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900915048152I), Sep 15, 1990: Balwks FIREFLY6B (N9019V), Creston, IA. Pilot of N3721G climbed his balloon into basket of N9010V. Able to recover and land safely.

## Other aircraft with N9019V

- [Cancelled 2024-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9019V-2024-04-15): Cessna L-19E, S/N 305M0023, built 1962. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Pearland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Pearland)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9019V-undated-0025): Robinson Helicopter R22, S/N 0025. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9019V-undated-7120): Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 A-4, S/N 7120. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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