# N2140H: Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B, registration cancelled 1985-08-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 8, 1985
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6b) (registry code 1050103)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 505
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: July 19, 1978
- Last registry action: August 8, 1985
- Mode S code: A1CABE
- Owners when cancelled: [Ruppert Jon L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUPPERT%20JON%20L), [R L And Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20L%20AND%20COMPANY), [Decker Donovan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DECKER%20DONOVAN), [Decker Anne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DECKER%20ANNE), [Al Don Dusting Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AL%20DON%20DUSTING%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Taylorville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Taylorville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5597° N, 89.2870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62568, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2140H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2140H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2140H-1985-08-08

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 6B: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6b.md

## Other aircraft with N2140H

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2140H): Schweizer 269C, S/N S1919, built 2008
- [Cancelled 2004-01-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2140H-2004-01-12): Cessna 182T, S/N 18281278. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- [Cancelled 1950-06-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2140H-1950-06-02): Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C, S/N 2763, built 1946. Owner: [Keller Roy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KELLER%20ROY), [Hobbs, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Hobbs)

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