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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N74056

N74056 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 built in 1986. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 24, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 cancelled September 24, 2013

Serial number
F8-078
Type
Balloon · None
Year built
1986
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 24, 1989
Last FAA action
November 13, 2007
Last owner
Sundquist Charles H (Co-owned)
Boise, ID
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon

Vertol 44A cancelled December 16, 1958

Serial number
417
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 16, 1957
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Vertol Aircraft Corporation (Corporation)
Morton, PA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N74056

FTW98LA008Accident on October 6, 1997 at Albuquerque, NM: serious injuries.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 · serial F8-078

the passenger's failure to follow procedures/directives for the landing.

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