# N4048K: 1979 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2001-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 7916
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: June 20, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 23, 1998
- Last registry action: October 16, 2001
- Mode S code: A4BEF7
- Owner when cancelled: [Kalbac Kevin J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KALBAC%20KEVIN%20J)
- Location: [Plano, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Plano)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0568° N, 96.7309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75023, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4048K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4048K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4048K-2001-12-03

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 N4048K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4048K): Cameron Balloons ZL-56, S/N 6442, built 2006

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