# N1539N: 1981 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B, registration cancelled 2012-11-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 16, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- 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: 10250
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: February 11, 1981
- Certificate issued: September 28, 1989
- Last registry action: September 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A0D8F4
- Owner when cancelled: [Something Beautiful Ballooning Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOMETHING%20BEAUTIFUL%20BALLOONING%20INC)
- Location: [Elon College, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Elon%20College)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2164° N, 79.4855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27244, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1539N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1539N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1539N-2012-11-16

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 N1539N

- [Cancelled 1958-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1539N-1958-01-09): Piper J3C-65, S/N 23071, built 1946. Owner: [Van Horn Richard D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20HORN%20RICHARD%20D), [Hope, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Hope)

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