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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N9087Z

N9087Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Balloon Works FIREFLY 9B-15 built in 1995. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 26, 2014. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Balloon Works FIREFLY 9B-15 cancelled June 26, 2014

Serial number
F9B-011
Type
Balloon · None
Year built
1995
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 14, 2012
Last FAA action
August 14, 2012
Last owner
Mars Leasing (Corporation)
Scottsdale, AZ
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon

NTSB accident and incident record under N9087Z

LAX07CA071Accident on January 17, 2007 at Peoria, AZ: serious injuries.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Balloon Works Firefly 9B-15 · serial B9011-3-S

The balloon’s inadvertent encounter with a downdraft, which resulted in a hard 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