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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N9045F

N9045F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Balloon Works FIREFLY 8 built in 1990. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 20, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.

Balloon Works FIREFLY 8 cancelled September 20, 2013

Serial number
F8-366
Type
Balloon · None
Year built
1990
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
March 5, 1996
Last FAA action
May 9, 2002
Last owner
Fleming Bobbie (Individual)
La Conner, WA
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon

Hughes 369HE cancelled April 6, 1988

Serial number
1090211E
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
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

Hughes 369HS cancelled May 9, 1980

Serial number
700237S
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
New Zealand
Certificate issued
May 7, 1980
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Dick Sawyer International INC (Corporation)
Yukon, OK
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N9045F

MIA86MA182Accident on June 16, 1986 at Jacksonville, FL: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369HE · serial 1090211E

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