Balloon

N9039A

1989 Balloon Works Firefly 8B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
F8B-171
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Zebulon, NC
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Registration record

N9039A on the FAA register

Type
1989 Balloon Works Firefly 8B
Serial
F8B-171
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Zebulon, NC
Certificate issued
2022-08-24
Airworthiness date
1989-05-04
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AC7DE5
Mode S (octal)
53076745
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N9039A.
  • 1989-05-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N9039A

N9039A is a 1989 Balloon Works Firefly 8B, serial number F8B-171. It is registered to an individual in Zebulon, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 24, 2022 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 4, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9039A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-08-12 Accident · Independence, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX87LA289
Reported aircraft: Cessna 170A — a different aircraft that carried the N9039A registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.