# N2397H: 1978 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2012-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2012
- 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: 7722
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 1, 1978
- Certificate issued: April 6, 1983
- Last registry action: April 25, 1992
- Mode S code: A22D44
- Owner when cancelled: [Hot Air Affair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOT%20AIR%20AFFAIR%20INC)
- Location: [Princeton, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Princeton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3647° N, 74.6563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08540, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2397H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2397H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2397H-2012-09-06

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19790713020679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790713020679I), Jul 13, 1979: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N2397H), Chittenago, NY, Minor damage. Balloon landed in trees. As balloon deflated basket came down on burner and burned parts of envelope.

## Other aircraft with N2397H

- [Cancelled 1955-10-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2397H-1955-10-17): Engineering & Research 415-C, S/N 3022, built 1946. Owner: [Poole Gandvill](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POOLE%20GANDVILL), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

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