# N40468: 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: March 7, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40468
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40468

## Aircraft that carried N40468

- [Cancelled 2013-03-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40468-2013-03-07): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N 7902, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Jones Jason E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20JASON%20E), [Garwin, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Garwin)
- [Cancelled 1973-10-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40468-1973-10-11): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7305185. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Aircraft Facilities International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20FACILITIES%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N40468 (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 MKC85LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA185), Aug 11, 1985: Balloon Works Firefly 7 (N40468), Shawnee, KS, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40468 (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 19850810041639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850810041639A), Aug 10, 1985: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N40468), Shawnee, KS. Passenger leaned out of basket while making a windy landing. Abrasion to arm and two compressed vertebrae a result.

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