# N40434: 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=40434
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40434

## Aircraft that carried N40434

- [Cancelled 2012-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40434-2012-11-15): Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24, S/N 810, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Albert Bernard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALBERT%20BERNARD), [Del Norte, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Del%20Norte)

## NTSB investigations on N40434 (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 DEN79DTE59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE59), Jul 9, 1979: Balloon WKS FF-8 (N40434), Center, CO, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40434 (2)

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 19790710018579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790710018579A), Jul 10, 1979: Balwks FIREFLY824 (N40434), Center, CO, Minor damage. During balloon landing,wind switched direction and increased velocity,dragged balloon on ground. Injured 2 pass.
- [Incident 19790607015149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607015149I), Jun 7, 1979: Balwks FIREFLY824 (N40434), Delnorte, CO. Balloon pilot-in-training fell while landing

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