# N2027F: 1976 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2014-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 733
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 23, 1976
- Certificate issued: January 25, 1983
- Last registry action: March 17, 1990
- Mode S code: A19CC4
- Owner when cancelled: [Hurd Theodore A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HURD%20THEODORE%20A)
- Location: [Troy, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Troy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5986° N, 83.1792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48098, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2027F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2027F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2027F-2014-09-10

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 CHI78DEC53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEC53), Sep 4, 1978: Balloon WKS 7 (N2027F), Northville, MI, 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 19780904026049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780904026049A), Sep 4, 1978: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N2027F), Northville,Mi, MI, Substantial damage. Fire caused by sparking electrical wires.

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