# N2346H: 1978 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2011-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- 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: 7733
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 20, 1978
- Last registry action: June 30, 2006
- Mode S code: A21A8E
- Owner when cancelled: [Davis John IV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20JOHN%20IV)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1378° N, 106.6425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87107, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2346H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2346H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2346H-2011-07-18

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: 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 DEN86LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA263), Sep 28, 1986: Barnes AX-7 (N2346H), Durango, CO, destroyed

## 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 19860928072199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860928072199A), Sep 28, 1986: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N2346H), Durango, CO, Destroyed. Balloon struck powerlines while operating at low level along a river.

## Other aircraft with N2346H

- [Cancelled 1955-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2346H-1955-10-04): Engineering & Research 415-C, S/N 2971, built 1946. Owner: [Tuveri Judith M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUVERI%20JUDITH%20M), [Brooklyn, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Brooklyn)

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