# N1527B: 1981 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2005-09-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 30, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (registry code 1050100)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10986
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 26, 1981
- Certificate issued: May 29, 1996
- Last registry action: September 8, 2005
- Mode S code: A0D4EC
- Owners when cancelled: [Sutter Denis](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUTTER%20DENIS), [Sutter Ellen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUTTER%20ELLEN)
- Location: [Columbia, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Columbia)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0172° N, 92.2978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65202, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1527B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1527B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1527B-2005-09-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## NTSB investigations (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 CHI97LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA207), Jul 5, 1997: Balloon Works Firefly 7 (N1527B), Columbia, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to properly judge the landing approach. The proximity of transmission wires was a related factor.

## 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.

- [Accident 19970708017639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970708017639A), Jul 8, 1997: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N1527B), Columbia, MO, Substantial damage. Struck power lines landing. Blamed windshift or downdraft.

## Other aircraft with N1527B

- [Cancelled 2018-01-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1527B-2018-01-10): Sixchuter SR7, S/N SR7-6151. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Fittz Donald R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FITTZ%20DONALD%20R), [Westlake, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Westlake)

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