# N90897: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15, registration cancelled 2018-01-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 29, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7-15) (registry code 1050118)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F7-717
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: October 11, 1990
- Certificate issued: February 25, 2002
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: AC9097
- Owner when cancelled: [Midwest Plumbing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20PLUMBING)
- Location: [Buffalo Grove, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Buffalo%20Grove)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1682° N, 87.9628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60089, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90897
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90897
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90897-2018-01-29

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 7-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7-15.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW08LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA206), Aug 17, 2008: Balloon Works Firefly 7-15 (N90897), Mountain Grove, MO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An on-board fire following a propane leak. Contributing to the accident was the lack of training/experience of the non-certificated pilot.

## 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 20080817844969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080817844969I), Aug 17, 2008: Balwks FIREFLY715 (N90897), Mountain Grove, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On the morning of August 17, 2008, several tethered flights were conducted on private property located on stone ridge drive in Mountain Grove, Missouri…

## Other aircraft with N90897

- [Cancelled 1963-03-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90897-1963-03-21): Douglas DC-6, S/N 43214. Exported to Lebanon. Owner: [National Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90897-undated): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 258156017

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