# N90855: 1999 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8, registration cancelled 2018-02-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 8](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8) (registry code 1050109)
- 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: F8-396
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 8, 1999
- Certificate issued: November 19, 1996
- Last registry action: October 30, 2012
- Mode S code: AC9009
- Owner when cancelled: [Dowling Ed](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOWLING%20ED)
- Location: [Lincoln, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Lincoln)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1397° N, 89.3662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62656, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90855
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90855
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90855-2018-02-23

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 8: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8.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 20041009031889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041009031889I), Oct 9, 2004: Balwks FIREFLY8 (N90855), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Balloon was on a local pleasure flight and had been airborne for approximately 15 minutes and was headed in southwesterly direction. The pilot reported…

## Other aircraft with N90855

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90855-undated): Convair 340, S/N 50. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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