# N2574M: 1993 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15, registration cancelled 2013-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2013
- 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: F7-823
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 1993
- Certificate issued: September 29, 1997
- Last registry action: January 16, 2007
- Mode S code: A2746F
- Owner when cancelled: [Bernadino Kirk P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERNADINO%20KIRK%20P)
- Location: [Lyme, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Lyme)
- Physical address: [Orford, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Orford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.8166° N, 72.0943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 03768, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2574M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2574M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2574M-2013-04-30

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 7-15: 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 NYC93LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA143), Aug 1, 1993: Balloon Works Fire FLY 7-15 (N2574M), Milford, NH, no damage. Probable cause: UNFAVORABLE WINDS DURING LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINING A BROKEN ANGLE.

## Other aircraft with N2574M

- [Cancelled 1989-08-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2574M-1989-08-29): Piper PA-28R-201, S/N 28R7837093. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1948-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2574M-1948-02-19): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-943. Exported to Honduras. Owner: [Blevins Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLEVINS%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)

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