# N1247F: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: January 30, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1247F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1247F

## Aircraft that carried N1247F

- [Cancelled 2013-01-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1247F-2013-01-30): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N 146, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Kovach Meredith W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOVACH%20MEREDITH%20W), [Worthington, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Worthington)

## NTSB investigations on N1247F (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI82FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA005), Oct 17, 1981: BLN Works FF-7 (N1247F), Delaware, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1247F (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19811017068099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811017068099A), Oct 17, 1981: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N1247F), Delaware, OH, Substantial damage. Allowed balloon to descend low over wooded area. Possible downdraft. Burned too late. Hit trees and power line.

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