# N40434: 1979 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24, 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 8-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24) (registry code 1050107)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 810
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 30, 1979
- Certificate issued: June 23, 1979
- Last registry action: August 3, 1985
- Mode S code: A4BE5B
- Owners when cancelled: [Albert Bernard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALBERT%20BERNARD), [Albert Jean](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALBERT%20JEAN)
- Location: [Del Norte, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Del%20Norte)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7142° N, 106.4162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81132, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40434
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40434
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40434-2012-11-15

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 8-24: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN79DTE59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE59), Jul 9, 1979: Balloon WKS FF-8 (N40434), Center, CO, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 19790710018579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790710018579A), Jul 10, 1979: Balwks FIREFLY824 (N40434), Center, CO, Minor damage. During balloon landing,wind switched direction and increased velocity,dragged balloon on ground. Injured 2 pass.
- [Incident 19790607015149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607015149I), Jun 7, 1979: Balwks FIREFLY824 (N40434), Delnorte, CO. Balloon pilot-in-training fell while landing

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