# N9079L: 1991 Balloon Works FIREFLY 9, registration cancelled 2004-11-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 3, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 9](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-9) (registry code 1050120)
- 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: F9-045
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 16, 1991
- Certificate issued: December 6, 1996
- Last registry action: September 21, 2004
- Mode S code: AC8CCB
- Owner when cancelled: [Murphy John P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURPHY%20JOHN%20P)
- Location: [Escondido, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Escondido)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2110° N, 117.1250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92026, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9079L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9079L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9079L-2004-11-03

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

## Other aircraft with N9079L

- [Cancelled 2010-07-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9079L-2010-07-22): Bell UH-1N, S/N 135143. Exported to Colombia. Owner: [US Department Of State Inl/A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20STATE%20INL%2FA), [Patrick Afb, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Patrick%20Afb)

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