# N3678E: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 1999-11-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 9, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (registry code 1050100)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F7-064
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: October 5, 1992
- Last registry action: December 22, 1998
- Mode S code: A429C2
- Owner when cancelled: [Scarberry William G Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCARBERRY%20WILLIAM%20G%20JR)
- Location: [Lesage, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Lesage)
- Physical address: [Le Sage, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Le%20Sage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5334° N, 82.2820° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 25537, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3678E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3678E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3678E-1999-11-09

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 DEN89LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA005), Oct 4, 1988: Balloon Works Firefly 7 (N3678E), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

## 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 19881004044269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881004044269A), Oct 4, 1988: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N3678E), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. While landing the passenger jumped out prior to touchdown. Balloon rose and drifted into a house. No time to reheat

## Other aircraft with N3678E

- [Cancelled 1980-02-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3678E-1980-02-22): Piper PA-36-300, S/N 36-8060004, built 1979. Exported to Tunisia. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3678E-1965-05-20): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-6987, built 1947. Owner: [Bohmier Joseph/Sheves Alex](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOHMIER%20JOSEPH%2FSHEVES%20ALEX)

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