# N1527F: 1981 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2013-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 11029
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: June 16, 1981
- Certificate issued: September 4, 1984
- Last registry action: July 29, 2003
- Mode S code: A0D4F0
- Owner when cancelled: [Aerial Promotions](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERIAL%20PROMOTIONS)
- Location: [Birmingham, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Birmingham)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5448° N, 83.2166° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, MI, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1527F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1527F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1527F-2013-06-18

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: 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 LAX82FUJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ28), Feb 19, 1982: Balloon Works Firefly (N1527F), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## 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 19820219002249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820219002249A), Feb 19, 1982: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N1527F), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Encountered wind shift and downdraft landing, tried to abot landing, struck power line. Basket fell 74 feet.

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