Balloon

N9069D

Balloon Works Firefly 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F8-369
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Emmett, ID
Registration record

N9069D on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 8
Serial
F8-369
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Emmett, ID
Certificate issued
2026-06-19
Airworthiness date
1990-11-20
Registration expires
2033-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AC890D
Mode S (octal)
53104415
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N9069D to the current registrant.
  • 1990-11-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1965-05-26
    N9069D previously assigned to a Piper Super Cub (s/n 18-6434); cancelled.
Overview

About N9069D

N9069D is a Balloon Works Firefly 8, serial number F8-369. It is registered to an individual in Emmett, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 19, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated November 20, 1990.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9069D. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-04-14 Accident · Kotzebue,Alas, 02 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0236
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18 — a different aircraft that carried the N9069D 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.