# N1534W: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2014-09-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 8, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 10209
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Last registry action: April 16, 1998
- Mode S code: A0D84D
- Location: [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4356° N, 79.9641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15213, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1534W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1534W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1534W-2014-09-08

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 NYC88LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA189), Jul 18, 1988: Balloon Works Firefly 7 (N1534W), Saltsburg, PA, 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 19880718027149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880718027149A), Jul 18, 1988: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N1534W), Saltsburg, PA, Substantial damage. Unforecast wind and turbulence caused balloon panels to rip off and an uncontrolled descent into trees.

## Other aircraft with N1534W

- [Cancelled 1974-04-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1534W-1974-04-08): Beech F33A, S/N CE-373, built 1972. Owner: [Brown Robert C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20ROBERT%20C), [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)

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