# N40396: 1979 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: 7832
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: April 23, 1991
- Last registry action: April 29, 2003
- Mode S code: A4BB78
- Owner when cancelled: [Harvin Harold Gordon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARVIN%20HAROLD%20GORDON)
- Location: [Bedminster, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Bedminster)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6559° N, 74.6786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07921, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40396
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40396
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40396-2012-11-15

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

## Other aircraft with N40396

- [Cancelled 1973-08-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40396-1973-08-07): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7305160, built 1973. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.