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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5256A

N5256A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 24, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B cancelled March 24, 2017

Serial number
F8B-051
Type
Balloon · None
Year built
—
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
April 13, 2000
Last FAA action
April 21, 2009
Last owner
Hayes Douglas W SR (Individual)
Middletown, OH
Airworthiness
None on file

Cessna T210N cancelled April 6, 1988

Serial number
21063330
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5256A

LAX86LA149Accident on March 21, 1986 at Phoenix, AZ: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna T210N · serial 210-63330

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