# N40474: 1979 Balloon Works FIREFLY 5, registration cancelled 2013-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2013
- 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: 514
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 15, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 13, 1979
- Last registry action: January 5, 2007
- Mode S code: A4BEE7
- Owner when cancelled: [Broyles David D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROYLES%20DAVID%20D)
- Location: [Germantown, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Germantown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0820° N, 89.7826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Germantown, TN, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40474
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40474
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40474-2013-06-18

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 N40474

- [Cancelled 1973-09-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40474-1973-09-26): Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM), S/N 27-7305192. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Walter Moody](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALTER%20MOODY), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.