# N939: 1973 Sandel FIREFLY, registration cancelled 2012-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sandel FIREFLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/sandel-firefly) (registry code 0563713)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 101
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 2, 1976
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: AD0717
- Location: [Ava, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Ava)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8632° N, 89.4957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62907, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N939
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=939
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N939-2012-11-20

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 Sandel FIREFLY: https://openairdocs.org/model/sandel-firefly.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 19940403009859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940403009859I), Apr 3, 1994: N939, Olathe, KS. Aircraft tug enterted active runway as an aircraft was cleared for departure. Aircraft aborted.

## Other aircraft with N939

- [Cancelled 1930-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N939-1930-05-02): Standard J-1, S/N T-4878, built 1927. Owner: [C C Palmer](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%20C%20PALMER), [Tyler, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Tyler)

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