# N40516: 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: August 14, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40516
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40516

## Aircraft that carried N40516

- [Cancelled 2013-08-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40516-2013-08-14): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N 7956, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Griggs P J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRIGGS%20P%20J), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

## NTSB investigations on N40516 (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 DEN80DTE61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE61), Jun 21, 1980: Firefly 7 (N40516), Colo Springs, CO, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40516 (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 19800621024999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800621024999A), Jun 21, 1980: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N40516), Colorado Spring, CO. Made hard balloon landing in gusty surface wind. Passenger received serious injury.

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