# N90738: Balloon Works FIREFLY 9, registration cancelled 2001-02-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 23, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 9](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-9) (registry code 1050120)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F9-040
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: February 19, 1991
- Last registry action: December 19, 2000
- Mode S code: AC8C0F
- Owner when cancelled: [Gray Ferrel F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAY%20FERREL%20F)
- Location: [Palm Desert, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palm%20Desert)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6950° N, 116.4060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92260, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90738
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90738
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90738-2001-02-23

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 9: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-9.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19960320010569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960320010569I), Mar 20, 1996: Balwks FIREFLY9 (N90738), Palm Desert, CA. Narrative: commercial sight seeing flight. Pilot was attempting to land in a large field. Power poles were obscured by trees. Didn't see power lines until last…

## Other aircraft with N90738

- [Cancelled 1970-08-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90738-1970-08-26): Douglas DC-6, S/N 43043. Exported to Bolivia. Owner: [Miami Avn Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIAMI%20AVN%20CORP), [Opa Locka, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Opa%20Locka)

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