N90897 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 29, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15 cancelled January 29, 2018
- Serial number
- F7-717
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 25, 2002
- Last FAA action
- February 19, 2008
- Last owner
- Midwest Plumbing (Corporation)
Buffalo Grove, IL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
Douglas DC-6 cancelled March 21, 1963
- Serial number
- 43214
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Lebanon
- Certificate issued
- December 28, 1950
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- National Airlines INC (Corporation)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-25-235 cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- 258156017
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · 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 N90897
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Balloon Works Firefly 7-15 · serial F7-717
An on-board fire following a propane leak. Contributing to the accident was the lack of training/experience of the non-certificated pilot.
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