N14643 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8 built in 2007. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 2, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8 cancelled January 2, 2018
- Serial number
- F8-2018
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 2007
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 19, 2007
- Last FAA action
- October 11, 2011
- Last owner
- Ristaino Edward (Individual)
Cornelius, NC - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
Aeronca C-3 cancelled January 6, 1978
- Serial number
- A529
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1935
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- December 10, 1977
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Federal Way, WA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Research and development
NTSB accident and incident record under N14643
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Firefly Balloons INC FIREFLY 8 · serial F8-2018
The pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing and his failure to follow the balloon manufacturer's published emergency procedure for weather deterioration during flight.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site