# N4043W: 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: October 31, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4043W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4043W

## Aircraft that carried N4043W

- [Cancelled 2013-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4043W-2013-10-31): Head Balloons AX8-105, S/N 202, built 1992. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Rose Michael T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROSE%20MICHAEL%20T), [Allen, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Allen)
- [Cancelled 1992-06-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4043W-1992-06-25): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N 7868. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Rose Michael T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROSE%20MICHAEL%20T), [Richardson, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Richardson)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4043W (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 19810906062359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810906062359I), Sep 6, 1981: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N4043W), Plano, TX, Minor damage. Balloon pilot making emergency landing contacted power wires and poles. Someone shot at the balloon

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