# N40391: 1978 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2012-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 2012
- 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: 7825
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 20, 1980
- Last registry action: February 5, 1983
- Mode S code: A4BB73
- Owner when cancelled: [Balloons Over Texas Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOONS%20OVER%20TEXAS%20INC)
- Location: [Arlington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Arlington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7520° N, 97.0826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76011, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40391
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40391
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40391-2012-11-15

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 FTW79FPD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD46), Sep 22, 1979: Firefly 7 (N40391), Mansfield, TX, 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 19790922027359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922027359A), Sep 22, 1979: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N40391), Mansfield, TX, Minor damage. Student balloon pilot struck wires on approach to landing. Passengers were being carried.

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