# N2397H: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: September 6, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2397H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2397H

## Aircraft that carried N2397H

- [Cancelled 2012-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2397H-2012-09-06): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N 7722, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hot Air Affair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOT%20AIR%20AFFAIR%20INC), [Princeton, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Princeton)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2397H-1955-10-17): Engineering & Research 415-C, S/N 3022, built 1946. Owner: [Poole Gandvill](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POOLE%20GANDVILL), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2397H (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.

- [Incident 19790713020679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790713020679I), Jul 13, 1979: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N2397H), Chittenago, NY, Minor damage. Balloon landed in trees. As balloon deflated basket came down on burner and burned parts of envelope.

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