# N4038C: 1978 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2021-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 7807
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: August 10, 1985
- Last registry action: November 1, 2017
- Mode S code: A4BB39
- Owner when cancelled: [Early James D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EARLY%20JAMES%20D)
- Location: [Kansas City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Kansas%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2731° N, 94.5172° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64156, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4038C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4038C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4038C-2021-05-08

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

## Other aircraft with N4038C

- [Cancelled 1972-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4038C-1972-01-14): Stinson 108-3, S/N 108-5038. Owner: [Ford Bernard C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORD%20BERNARD%20C), [Bainbrisge, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Bainbrisge)

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