# N4046W: 1979 Balloon Works FIREFLY 5, registration cancelled 2014-10-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 6, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 5](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-5) (registry code 1050104)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 512
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 1979
- Certificate issued: February 4, 1983
- Last registry action: July 22, 1998
- Mode S code: A4BEBC
- Owner when cancelled: [Baldo James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALDO%20JAMES%20A)
- Location: [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5484° N, 80.0462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15237, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4046W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4046W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4046W-2014-10-06

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 5: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-5.md

## Other aircraft with N4046W

- [Cancelled 1967-08-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4046W-1967-08-28): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-40086. Exported to France. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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