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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N21869

N21869 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 9B-15 built in 2005. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 4, 2019. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.

Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 9B-15 cancelled May 4, 2019

Serial number
F9B-2010
Type
Balloon · None
Year built
2005
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
July 11, 2018
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Greenbank, WA
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon

Cessna 172M cancelled August 11, 1984

Serial number
17264037
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
—
Last status
Administratively canceled
Certificate issued
December 14, 1976
Last FAA action
August 11, 1984
Last owner
Sawyer Aldrich W (Individual)
Haverhill, MA
Airworthiness
None on file

Piper J3C-50 cancelled May 25, 1948

Serial number
2649
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 7, 1944
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Nagel John H (Individual)
Los Angeles, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N21869

NYC82FNC06Accident on April 2, 1982 at Hampstead, NH: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172

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