# N1540F: 1980 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2012-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 2012
- 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: 10149
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: July 9, 1980
- Certificate issued: August 27, 2002
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A0DB69
- Owner when cancelled: [Raciborski Donald J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RACIBORSKI%20DONALD%20J)
- Location: [Harvard, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Harvard)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4234° N, 88.6105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60033, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1540F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1540F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1540F-2012-10-15

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

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