N90627
Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 · built 1990
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on November 28, 1972.
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 1990 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N90627.
- June 27, 1971AccidentHull loss
Inadequate preflight preparation on part of the flying crew who failed to remove the rudder and elevator control locks prior to takeoff. Full accident record
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records
No TSB occurrence records for this airframe.
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. 1 TSB record predates the airframe built in 1990 and belongs to earlier aircraft that carried N90627.
- May 11, 1987Accidentsubstantial damage
The float-equipped aircraft was being ferried from Owen Sound, Ontario to Anchorage, Alaska and had stopped in Selkirk, Manitoba. As the aircraft taxied away from the dock, the engine stopped, and the pilot attempted a restart. During the attempted restart, the engine caught fire, and the crew abandoned the aircraft…
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).