# N9023W: 1989 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B, registration cancelled 2008-11-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 4, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b) (registry code 1050110)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8B-176
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 10, 1989
- Certificate issued: May 25, 1989
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: AC7970
- Owner when cancelled: [Schaible Robert C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHAIBLE%20ROBERT%20C)
- Location: [Tracy, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tracy)
- Physical address: [Pleasanton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pleasanton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7274° N, 121.4522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tracy, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9023W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9023W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9023W-2008-11-04

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

## Other aircraft with N9023W

- [Cancelled 2019-07-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9023W-2019-07-19): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B2317, built 2011. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Gateway Air Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GATEWAY%20AIR%20CENTER%20INC), [Merced, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Merced)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9023W-undated): Aero Commander 1121, S/N 10. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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