# N21978: 2004 Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 6B, registration cancelled 2017-10-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 20, 2017
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 6B](https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-6b) (registry code 1050162)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F6B-2003
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: November 26, 2004
- Certificate issued: January 2, 2008
- Last registry action: November 22, 2015
- Mode S code: A1DE5F
- Owner when cancelled: [Bolton Kenneth D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOLTON%20KENNETH%20D)
- Location: [Carlisle, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Carlisle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4751° N, 93.4673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50047, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21978
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21978
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21978-2017-10-20

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 Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 6B: https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-6b.md

## Other aircraft with N21978

- [Cancelled 1981-05-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21978-1981-05-05): Cessna 150L, S/N 15074584, built 1973. Owner: [Mariposa Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARIPOSA%20CORP), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- [Cancelled 1950-02-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21978-1950-02-01): Rearwin 8125, S/N 801, built 1939. Owner: [Thomas E W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20E%20W), [Burbank, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Burbank)

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