# N90240: 1989 Balloon Works FIREFLY 9, registration cancelled 2013-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 9](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-9) (registry code 1050120)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F9-012
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 30, 1989
- Certificate issued: September 14, 1989
- Last registry action: October 24, 1992
- Mode S code: AC7997
- Owner when cancelled: [Balloons Above The Valley Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOONS%20ABOVE%20THE%20VALLEY%20LTD)
- Location: [Napa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Napa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5199° N, 121.5756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94550, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90240
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90240-2013-09-24

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 9: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-9.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN91LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA007), Oct 7, 1990: Balloon Works AX9 (N90240), Cedar Crest, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S DELAYED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND THE SUBSEUQENT FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FACTOR WAS THE ENCOUNTER WITH HIGH WINDS IN FLIGHT.

## 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.

- [Accident 19901006045079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901006045079A), Oct 6, 1990: Balwks FIREFLY9 (N90240), Cedar Crest, NM, Substantial damage. Wind speed increased during sightseeing flight. Elected to extend flight over mountains. Out of fuel crash landed.

## Other aircraft with N90240

- [Cancelled 1970-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90240-1970-09-25): Beech SNB-5, S/N 39881. Owner: [Arizona Aircraft Sales](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARIZONA%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90240-undated): Rae-John G JR PIETENPOL, S/N 1. Triennial form not returned

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