# N4055T: 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: January 30, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4055T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4055T

## Aircraft that carried N4055T

- [Cancelled 2021-01-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4055T-2021-01-30): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N 10136, built 1980. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [King Gary D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KING%20GARY%20D), [Des Moines, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Des%20Moines)

## NTSB investigations on N4055T (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 CHI91LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA292), Sep 7, 1991: Balloon Works Firefly X-7 (N4055T), Altoona, IA, no damage. Probable cause: WEATHER EVALUATION MISJUDGED AND OVERCONFIDENCE IN PERSONAL ABILITY. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HIGH WINDS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4055T (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 19910907038629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910907038629A), Sep 7, 1991: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N4055T), Altoona, IA. Launched into brisk winds that increased after takeoff. Made hard landing tipping over basket. Passenger injured.

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