# N9039Q: 1989 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24, registration cancelled 2013-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24) (registry code 1050107)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8-306
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 26, 1989
- Certificate issued: November 3, 1989
- Last registry action: January 4, 2002
- Mode S code: AC7DF3
- Owner when cancelled: [Desert Balloon Charters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DESERT%20BALLOON%20CHARTERS)
- Location: [Palm Desert, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palm%20Desert)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7376° N, 116.3641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Desert, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9039Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9039Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9039Q-2013-08-15

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 8-24: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24.md

## Other aircraft with N9039Q

- [Cancelled 1970-08-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9039Q-1970-08-18): Beech 58, S/N TH-75. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Air Capital International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20CAPITAL%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9039Q-undated): Piper-Long Beach City College J-3, S/N NAF29684. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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