# N9053F: 1989 Balloon Works FIREFLY 9, registration cancelled 2013-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 9](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-9) (registry code 1050120)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F9-010
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 25, 1989
- Certificate issued: June 29, 1989
- Last registry action: October 28, 1998
- Mode S code: AC8486
- Owner when cancelled: [Aerostatic Baloon Advertising Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROSTATIC%20BALOON%20ADVERTISING%20INC)
- Location: [Lacosta, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lacosta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0953° N, 117.2458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92009, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9053F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9053F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9053F-2013-09-20

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## Other aircraft with N9053F

- [Cancelled 1970-10-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9053F-1970-10-20): Hughes 369HE, S/N 1190212E. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Hughes Tool Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES%20TOOL%20CO)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9053F-undated): Piper PA-28R-201T, S/N 28R7703010. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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