# N9033H: 1989 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B, registration cancelled 2002-06-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 17, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form undeliverable
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b) (registry code 1050110)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8B-303
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: July 19, 1989
- Certificate issued: May 9, 1996
- Last registry action: May 1, 2002
- Mode S code: AC7D1A
- Owners when cancelled: [Eaton Georgia L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EATON%20GEORGIA%20L), [Eaton Gary B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EATON%20GARY%20B)
- Location: [Placentia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Placentia)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8812° N, 117.8548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Placentia, CA, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9033H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9033H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9033H-2002-06-17

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

## 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 LAX97LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA118), Mar 1, 1997: Balloon Works AX-8B (N9033H), Parker, AZ, no damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning, which resulted in an excessive descent and subsequent hard landing, due to a drop in fuel pressure along with shifting winds at low altitude.

## 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 19970301002769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970301002769A), Mar 1, 1997: Balwks FIREFLY8B (N9033H), Parker, AZ. Fuel pressure drop switched tanks but failed stop descent. Landed hard. Report windshear. Passenger broke ankle.

## Other aircraft with N9033H

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9033H): Bickham Rodney H BUCKEYE BREEZE, S/N 16347, built 2006
- [Cancelled 1956-04-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9033H-1956-04-30): Douglas DC3C, S/N 20228. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Aero Service Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20SERVICE%20CORP), [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9033H-undated): Cessna 172M, S/N 17265909. Triennial form not returned

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