N9011Y
Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 · built 1989
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1989 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N9011Y.
- December 12, 1984Accident
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT WITH ONE DRY AIR PUMP INOPERATIVE AND THE OTHER PUMP READING LOW. AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS LOST DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH IN IMC APPROXIMATELY 2.5 HOURS LATER. BOTH PUMP DRIVESHAFTS WERE FOUND SHEARED IN THE WRECKAGE AND BOTH BROKEN SHAFT SURFACES SHOWED POLISHED SURFACES.
- December 11, 1984Accident
Occurrence #1: airframe/component/system failure/malfunction Phase of operation: unknown Findings 1. (f) pneumatic system - no pressure 2. (c) operation with known deficiencies in equipment - improper - pilot in command 3. (c) improper use of equipment/aircraft - pilot in command 4. (f) flight/nav instruments, attitude gyro - disabled 5. Full accident record
- October 25, 1968Accident
Normal Retraction/Extension Assembly; Emergency/Extension Assembly; Jammed; Material Failure