# N4040Y: 1978 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 1979-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 1979
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (registry code 1050100)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7838
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: April 19, 1979
- Mode S code: A4BDEC
- Owner when cancelled: [Laudick Stephen L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAUDICK%20STEPHEN%20L)
- Location: [Van Wert, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Van%20Wert)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4040Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4040Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4040Y-1979-09-13

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 N4040Y

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4040Y): Yakovlev YAK 52, S/N 833213, built 1983

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