# N40468: 1979 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2013-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 2013
- 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: 7902
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: June 6, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 3, 1992
- Last registry action: November 19, 1996
- Mode S code: A4BEC8
- Owner when cancelled: [Jones Jason E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20JASON%20E)
- Location: [Garwin, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Garwin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0751° N, 92.6961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50632, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40468
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40468
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40468-2013-03-07

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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

## 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 MKC85LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA185), Aug 11, 1985: Balloon Works Firefly 7 (N40468), Shawnee, KS, no damage

## 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.

- [Accident 19850810041639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850810041639A), Aug 10, 1985: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N40468), Shawnee, KS. Passenger leaned out of basket while making a windy landing. Abrasion to arm and two compressed vertebrae a result.

## Other aircraft with N40468

- [Cancelled 1973-10-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40468-1973-10-11): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7305185. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Aircraft Facilities International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20FACILITIES%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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