# N40392: 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: 7829
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: April 12, 1979
- Last registry action: July 20, 1985
- Mode S code: A4BB74
- Owners when cancelled: [Arnold Richard R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARNOLD%20RICHARD%20R), [Rogers J Nielsen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROGERS%20J%20NIELSEN)
- Location: [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7945° N, 122.4223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94109, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40392
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40392
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40392-2012-11-15

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19810101005249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810101005249I), Jan 1, 1981: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N40392), Napa, CA, Minor damage. Upon landing the envelope became tangled in trees.

## Other aircraft with N40392

- [Cancelled 1973-11-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40392-1973-11-20): Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM), S/N 27-7305155. Exported to Italy. Owner: [Walter Moody](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALTER%20MOODY), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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