# N36609: 1983 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2005-09-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 29, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: F7-048
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 18, 1983
- Certificate issued: March 10, 1999
- Last registry action: March 15, 2005
- Mode S code: A42510
- Owner when cancelled: [Otto Mark C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OTTO%20MARK%20C)
- Location: [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2442° N, 121.8316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95123, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36609
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=36609
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36609-2005-09-29

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 DEN99LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA006), Oct 8, 1998: Balloon Works FIREFLY-7 (N36609), Alberquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The passenger's failure to follow procedures/directives for a hard landing. A factor was the congested/confined landing area with power lines on both ends.

## 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 19981008037749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981008037749A), Oct 8, 1998: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N36609), Albuquerque, NM. (.19)On October 8, 1998, approximately 1000 mountain daylight time, a balloon works firefly-7, N36609, was not damaged when it collided with terrain at fiesta…

## Other aircraft with N36609

- [Cancelled 1951-08-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36609-1951-08-17): Aeronca 65-CA, S/N CA17051, built 1941. Owner: [Midwest Aircraft Sales Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20CORPORATION), [Chicago Heights, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago%20Heights)

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