# N4044Q: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 1998-03-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 30, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 7876
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: August 21, 1979
- Last registry action: January 21, 1998
- Mode S code: A4BE70
- Owner when cancelled: [Upshot Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UPSHOT%20CORP)
- Location: [Des Moines, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Des%20Moines)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5842° N, 93.6220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50309, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4044Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4044Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4044Q-1998-03-30

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 N4044Q

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4044Q): Piper PA-28-236, S/N 28-7911109, built 1979
- [Cancelled 1967-12-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4044Q-1967-12-01): Cessna 402, S/N 402-0144. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Floair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLOAIR%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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