N9023Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Brantly B-2B built in 2001. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 8, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Brantly B-2B cancelled June 8, 2018
- Serial number
- 2021
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2001
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- January 22, 2015
- Last FAA action
- January 22, 2015
- Last owner
- Kukucka Mark A (Individual)
Kingsville, MD - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Balloon Works FIREFLY 8 cancelled February 11, 1997
- Serial number
- F8350
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- June 8, 1990
- Last FAA action
- December 18, 1996
- Last owner
- Napa Valley Balloons INC (Corporation)
Yountville, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Robinson Helicopter R22 cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- 0037
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- B
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N9023Z
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Brantly B 2B · serial 2021
The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control during landing resulting in a hard landing and a roll over.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Brantly B-2B · serial 2021
The pilot's improper recovery during the autorotation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's delayed remedial action to abort the practice autorotation.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8 · serial F8-350
THE FLIGHT'S ENCOUNTER WITH A PROBABLE MICROBURST WEATHER PHENOMENA WITH DOWN DRAFTS AND WINDS BEYOND THE PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY OF THE BALLOON.
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