# N15248: 1981 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B, registration cancelled 1981-07-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 31, 1981
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7-b) (registry code 10501A9)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10994
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Mode S code: A0D4A2
- Owner when cancelled: [Balloon Works](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOON%20WORKS)
- Location: [Statesville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Statesville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7381° N, 80.9261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28677, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15248
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15248
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15248-1981-07-31

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 N15248

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15248): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-7305043, built 1972
- [Cancelled 1942-11-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15248-1942-11-18): Waco YOC-1, S/N 4330, built 1935. Owner: [War Department](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WAR%20DEPARTMENT), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

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