N2190S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Firefly Balloons Inc GALAXY 11B built in 2003. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 11, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Firefly Balloons Inc GALAXY 11B cancelled January 11, 2018
- Serial number
- GLX-1311B
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 2003
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- November 10, 2003
- Last FAA action
- September 20, 2010
- Last owner
- Smith David E (Individual)
Rio Rancho, NM - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
NTSB accident and incident record under N2190S
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Firefly Balloons Galaxy 11B · serial GLX-1311B
fuel exhaustion, resulting in the pilot's inability to relight one of two burners, and resulting in a hard landing.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Firefly Balloons Galaxy 11B · serial N/A
the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a high-wind landing, resulting in a hard landing, the subsequent tipping of the balloon's basket, a post impact flash fire, and the ejection of two passengers. Contributing factors include the high wind conditions and the rough/uneven terrain.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna C-210L · serial 21061151
MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DID NOT PERFORM A PROPER TOP OVERHAUL. THIS RESULTED IN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF A CONNECTING ROD BEARING. FACTORS INCLUDE THE HARD LANDING RESULTING FROM THE PREMATURE LANDING FLARE BY THE PILOT.
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