# N1527M: 1981 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B, registration cancelled 2012-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- 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: 10987
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1981
- Last registry action: June 20, 2005
- Mode S code: A0D4F6
- Location: [Edgewater, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Edgewater)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7433° N, 105.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80214, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1527M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1527M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1527M-2012-08-21

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

## 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 FTW98LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA231), May 17, 1998: Balloon Works Firefly 7-B (N1527M), Longmont, CO, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly position his foot for a high wind landing. Factors were high winds and windshear.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20010527011459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010527011459I), May 27, 2001: Balwks FIREFLY7B (N1527M), Louisville, CO, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot checked before flight and monitored jefferson county ATIS during flight. Unforcast winds came up and during landing hit tree. Minor damage to…
- [Accident 19980517021179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980517021179A), May 17, 1998: Balwks FIREFLY7B (N1527M), Longmont, CO. High wind landing. Pilots foot was caught in wicker siding. Received a broken ankle. (.4)during the landing approach, the winds were from the south at 5 to 7…

## Other aircraft with N1527M

- [Cancelled 1971-11-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1527M-1971-11-26): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-5354, built 1942. Owner: [Lambert James T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAMBERT%20JAMES%20T), [Gainesville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Gainesville)

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