# N25756: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15, registration cancelled 1997-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7-15) (registry code 1050118)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F7843
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: July 7, 1994
- Last registry action: July 12, 1994
- Mode S code: A274A5
- Owners when cancelled: [Curtis John G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CURTIS%20JOHN%20G), [Curtis Pamela S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CURTIS%20PAMELA%20S)
- Location: [Edmond, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Edmond)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7033° N, 97.4336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73034, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25756
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=25756
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25756-1997-01-17

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 FTW96FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA063), Dec 9, 1995: Balloon Works Firefly 7-15 (N25756), Oklahoma City, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance during low altitude straight and level flight.

## 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 19951209040179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951209040179A), Dec 9, 1995: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N25756), Oklahoma City, OK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Failed to use proper burn to clear power line. Hit same. Pilot fell out. Basket wires burned thru. Basket fell off.

## Other aircraft with N25756

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25756-undated): Cessna 152, S/N 15280768. Triennial form not returned

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