# N4040B: 1978 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2019-01-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 16, 2019
- 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: 7811
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: September 18, 1990
- Last registry action: March 2, 2015
- Mode S code: A4BDD7
- Owner when cancelled: [Firth Leonard F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRTH%20LEONARD%20F)
- Location: [Brookshire, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Brookshire)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8331° N, 95.9869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77423, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4040B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4040B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4040B-2019-01-16

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 N4040B

- [Cancelled 1970-07-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4040B-1970-07-27): Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6A, S/N 04328. Owner: [Catalina-Vegas Airlines](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CATALINA-VEGAS%20AIRLINES), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

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