# N2280H: 1978 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2018-03-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 2, 2018
- 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: 7758
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 17, 1978
- Certificate issued: December 13, 2005
- Last registry action: June 24, 2013
- Mode S code: A20119
- Owner when cancelled: [Ponticelli John T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PONTICELLI%20JOHN%20T)
- Location: [East Bend, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/East%20Bend)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1976° N, 80.5180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27018, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2280H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2280H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2280H-2018-03-02

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## Other aircraft with N2280H

- [Cancelled 1955-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2280H-1955-11-21): Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C, S/N 2905, built 1946. Owner: [National Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Toledo, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Toledo)

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