# N15042: 1982 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B, registration cancelled 2017-05-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 22, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7-b) (registry code 10501A9)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 11139
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 25, 1982
- Certificate issued: June 9, 1994
- Last registry action: June 23, 2010
- Mode S code: A0CD2E
- Owner when cancelled: [Appalachian Balloon Company Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/APPALACHIAN%20BALLOON%20COMPANY%20INC)
- Location: [Enka, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Enka)
- Physical address: [Asheville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Asheville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5498° N, 82.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Enka, NC, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15042
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15042-2017-05-22

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7-b.md

## Other aircraft with N15042

- [Cancelled 1975-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15042-1975-05-08): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7225566, built 1972. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Coldbrook Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLDBROOK%20AVIATION%20INC), [Marcellus, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Marcellus)
- [Cancelled 1949-09-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15042-1949-09-26): Fairchild 24 C8C, S/N 2679. Owner: [Turner Field Airport](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TURNER%20FIELD%20AIRPORT), [Monroe, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Monroe)

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