# N9028L: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B, registration cancelled 2018-12-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 20, 2018
- 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-300
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 9, 1989
- Certificate issued: July 24, 2012
- Last registry action: July 31, 2015
- Mode S code: AC7A15
- Owner when cancelled: [Metcalf Joel D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/METCALF%20JOEL%20D)
- Location: [Bishop, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bishop)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4921° N, 118.3904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93514, within about 18 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9028L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9028L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9028L-2018-12-20

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 N9028L

- [Cancelled 1971-10-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9028L-1971-10-07): Champion 7GCBC, S/N 23870. Owner: [Zions Leasing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZIONS%20LEASING%20CO)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9028L-undated): Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, S/N AA5A0123. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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