N14643 — 2007 Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8
DeregisteredChecked against FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 25, 2026
N14643 appears in 1 NTSB accident record (most recent 2012, 1 fatality). Registration and accident data compiled from public FAA and NTSB records as of Jul 25, 2026.
Aircraft record
- Serial number
- F8-2018
- Manufacturer
- Firefly Balloons Inc
- Model
- FIREFLY 8
- Year
- 2007
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- None None
- Registration
- Deregistered
Accident & incident history
The pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing and his failure to follow the balloon manufacturer's published emergency procedure for weather deterioration during flight.
Registration timeline
Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 2007 Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8).
- Jan 2, 2018deregistered — Ristaino Edward
Earlier aircraft on this N-number
The tail number N14643 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 2007 Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8 above.
- until Jan 6, 19781935 Aeronca C-3 (s/n A529)
Frequently asked
- Has N14643 been in an accident?
- Yes. N14643 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2012.
- What kind of aircraft is N14643?
- N14643 is a 2007 Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8 (balloon), serial number F8-2018.
- Has N14643 been in a fatal accident?
- An NTSB record for N14643 (ERA12LA231) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.
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