# N40391: 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: November 15, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40391
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40391

## Aircraft that carried N40391

- [Cancelled 2012-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40391-2012-11-15): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N 7825, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Balloons Over Texas Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOONS%20OVER%20TEXAS%20INC), [Arlington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Arlington)

## NTSB investigations on N40391 (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 FTW79FPD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD46), Sep 22, 1979: Firefly 7 (N40391), Mansfield, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40391 (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 19790922027359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922027359A), Sep 22, 1979: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N40391), Mansfield, TX, Minor damage. Student balloon pilot struck wires on approach to landing. Passengers were being carried.

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