# N1516Y: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 1992-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (registry code 1050100)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 11068
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: May 23, 1989
- Last registry action: April 20, 1992
- Mode S code: A0D127
- Owners when cancelled: [Counts Brian P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COUNTS%20BRIAN%20P), [Counts Sharon A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COUNTS%20SHARON%20A)
- Location: [Battle Creek, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Battle%20Creek)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3917° N, 85.2011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49017, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1516Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1516Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1516Y-1992-06-04

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 19851013064769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851013064769I), Oct 13, 1985: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N1516Y), Assyria, MI, Minor damage. Contacted powerlines after landing. Envelope draped over wires and resulted in scorched skirt and cables.

## Other aircraft with N1516Y

- [Cancelled 2017-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1516Y-2017-05-22): Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 7-15, S/N F7-2018, built 2002. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Our Lady Of The Lake Foundation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OUR%20LADY%20OF%20THE%20LAKE%20FOUNDATION), [Baton Rouge, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Baton%20Rouge)

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