# N27138: 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: September 25, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27138
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27138

## Aircraft that carried N27138

- [Cancelled 2014-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27138-2014-09-25): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N 778, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Kohler Michael J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOHLER%20MICHAEL%20J), [Glen Burnie, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Glen%20Burnie)

## NTSB investigations on N27138 (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 IAD78FIA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIA10), Jun 27, 1978: Balloon WKS Fire 7 (N27138), Catlett, VA, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N27138 (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 19780627017149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780627017149A), Jun 27, 1978: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N27138), Catlett, VA, Substantial damage. Launched into forecast high winds.

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