# N9090M: Balloon Works FIREFLY 9, registration cancelled 1995-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 1995
- 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: F9034
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: November 29, 1989
- Last registry action: August 16, 1995
- Mode S code: AC92FF
- Owner when cancelled: [Balloons Above The Valley](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOONS%20ABOVE%20THE%20VALLEY)
- Location: [Napa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Napa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4006° N, 122.1831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94558, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9090M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9090M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9090M-1995-10-03

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## 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 LAX90LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA280), Aug 7, 1990: Balloon Works Firefly 9 (N9090M), Napa, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT'S ENCOUNTER WITH A PROBABLE MICROBURST WEATHER PHENOMENA WITH DOWN DRAFTS AND WINDS BEYOND THE PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY OF THE BALLOON.

## 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.

- [Accident 19900807031109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807031109A), Aug 7, 1990: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N9090M), Napa, CA, Destroyed. Encountered severe wind gusts and downdrafts. Hit objects and ground on forced landing. Thunderstorm 30 mile north.

## Other aircraft with N9090M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9090M): Air Tractor AT-402B, S/N 402B-1122, built 2000

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