# N90406: 1992 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15, registration cancelled 2013-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b-15) (registry code 1050111)
- 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-402
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 12, 1992
- Certificate issued: March 24, 1993
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: AC807F
- Owner when cancelled: [Vanca William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANCA%20WILLIAM%20J)
- Location: [Chapel Hill, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Chapel%20Hill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9062° N, 79.1549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27516, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90406
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90406
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90406-2013-05-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b-15.md

## Other aircraft with N90406

- [Cancelled 1991-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90406-1991-09-03): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N F7605. Owner: [Vanca William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANCA%20WILLIAM%20J), [Binghamton, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Binghamton)
- [Cancelled 1983-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90406-1983-05-06): Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A, S/N PG644. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Wardrop James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARDROP%20JAMES%20R), [Sewickley, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Sewickley)
- [Cancelled 1956-04-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90406-1956-04-30): Douglas C54A-DC, S/N 3055. Exported to France. Owner: [American Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRLINES%20INC)

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