# N1544N: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B, registration cancelled 2001-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 2001
- 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)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10273
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: January 7, 1998
- Last registry action: January 16, 2001
- Mode S code: A0DBFC
- Owners when cancelled: [Central Missouri State University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20MISSOURI%20STATE%20UNIVERSITY), [Board Of Governors](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOARD%20OF%20GOVERNORS)
- Location: [Warrensburg, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Warrensburg)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7926° N, 93.7309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64093, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1544N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1544N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1544N-2001-02-28

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19840520032259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840520032259I), May 20, 1984: Balwks FIREFLY7B (N1544N), Bonner Springs, KS. Landed basket in powerlines by venting envelope too soon on approach. Wires broke and allowed a safe landing.

## Other aircraft with N1544N

- [Cancelled 1954-05-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1544N-1954-05-05): Piper J3C-75, S/N 23076. Owner: [Parsons Reginald E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARSONS%20REGINALD%20E), [Rochester, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Rochester)

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