# N40404: 1978 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2014-10-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 6, 2014
- 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: 7839
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: January 7, 1999
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A4BDF2
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Keith W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20KEITH%20W)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1082° N, 106.5781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87110, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40404
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40404
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40404-2014-10-06

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 19821003058359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821003058359I), Oct 3, 1982: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N40404), Haysville, KS, Minor damage. Struck wires trying to drag balloon across a road to selected landing field.

## Other aircraft with N40404

- [Cancelled 1970-06-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40404-1970-06-30): Martin 404, S/N 14104. Owner: [Trans World Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANS%20WORLD%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Kansas City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Kansas%20City)

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