# N2571F: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15, registration cancelled 2015-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7-15) (registry code 1050118)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F7-824
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1993
- Certificate issued: December 12, 2006
- Last registry action: December 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A27400
- Owner when cancelled: [Degast Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEGAST%20ROBERT)
- Location: [Laredo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Laredo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.5705° N, 99.3042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78043, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2571F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2571F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2571F-2015-05-06

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 7-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7-15.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 DEN00LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA071), Apr 9, 2000: Balloon Works Firefly F-15 (N2571F), Anthony, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure by the pilot to keep the burner operating until the balloon was secured. A factor was the passengers disregarding the instructions they had been given by the pilot.

## 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 20000409014929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000409014929A), Apr 9, 2000: Balwks FIREFLY715 (N2571F), Anthony, NM, Substantial damage. (.4) Following landing, and prior to the balloon being secured to the ground, the pilot shut down the burner and the passengers egressed from the basket…

## Other aircraft with N2571F

- [Cancelled 1990-07-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2571F-1990-07-19): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 3879A0485. Triennial form not returned
- [Cancelled 1972-11-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2571F-1972-11-22): Champion 7ECA, S/N 202. Owner: [Boren Richard L/Boren Mary E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOREN%20RICHARD%20L%2FBOREN%20MARY%20E), [Boulder, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Boulder)

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