# N7244X: 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: May 6, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7244X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7244X

## Aircraft that carried N7244X

- [Cancelled 2015-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7244X-2015-05-06): Balloon Works FIREFLY 11, S/N F11-008, built 2000. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mars Leasing Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARS%20LEASING%20CO%20INC), [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- [Cancelled 1969-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7244X-1969-03-14): Cessna 150A, S/N 15059344. Owner: [Leipler Lavern](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEIPLER%20LAVERN), [East Aurora, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/East%20Aurora)

## NTSB investigations on N7244X (3)

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 LAX04LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA123), Feb 13, 2004: Balloon Works Firefly 11 (N7244X), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the deflation vent line, which resulted in the pilot not being able to control the balloon in the increased wind conditions.
- [NTSB LAX00LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA292), Aug 11, 2000: Balloon Works Firefly II (N7244X), Phoenix, AZ, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use pibals or other on site wind determination devices, and his subsequent failure to detect adverse wind conditions prior to launch of the balloon.
- [NTSB DIA69A0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69A0039), Feb 2, 1969: Cessna 150 (N7244X), Flintstone, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7244X (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.

- [Accident 20040213009539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040213009539A), Feb 13, 2004: Balwks FIREFLY11 (N7244X), Cave Creek, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot had just landed the balloon and was preparing to deflate the balloon. While the pilot was attempting to deflate the balloon the vent line broke.…
- [Accident 20000811040709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000811040709A), Aug 11, 2000: Balwks FIREFLY11 (N7244X), Phoenix, AZ. (.4) On August 11, 2000, at 0625 hours mountain standard time, a balloon works firefly ii, N7244X, encountered unusual wind conditions and collided with the…

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