# N40505: 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: November 7, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40505
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40505

## Aircraft that carried N40505

- [Cancelled 2012-11-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40505-2012-11-07): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N 7939, built 1979. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Birmingham, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Birmingham)
- [Cancelled 1973-11-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40505-1973-11-07): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7405236. Exported to Senegal. Owner: [Moody Walter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOODY%20WALTER), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40505 (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.

- [Incident 19850915061759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850915061759I), Sep 15, 1985: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N40505), Burton Ridge, IL, Minor damage. Bounced on touchdown and basket struck a tree. Skidded across road and envelope laid across powerlines.
- [Accident 19750728021849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750728021849A), Jul 28, 1975: Cessna A150K (N40505), MS, Destroyed

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