# N1538W: 1981 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B, registration cancelled 2002-10-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 4, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 10242
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: February 11, 1981
- Certificate issued: January 9, 1989
- Last registry action: March 20, 2001
- Mode S code: A0D8D9
- Owner when cancelled: [Groome Charles Armfield Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROOME%20CHARLES%20ARMFIELD%20JR)
- Location: [Burlington, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Burlington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0957° N, 79.4378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, NC, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1538W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1538W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1538W-2002-10-04

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 N1538W

- [Cancelled 2018-01-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1538W-2018-01-10): Aerochute Sixchuter 2-S-1996/SIXCHUTER, S/N 96-1398-2. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Workman Jeff D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORKMAN%20JEFF%20D), [Moorcroft, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Moorcroft)
- [Cancelled 2005-08-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1538W-2005-08-22): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9861. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

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