# N40492: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 1992-05-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 27, 1992
- 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: 7928
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: August 20, 1985
- Last registry action: April 20, 1992
- Mode S code: A4BF2B
- Owner when cancelled: [Finch J Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FINCH%20J%20MICHAEL)
- Location: [Fresno, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fresno)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8241° N, 119.7627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93710, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40492
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40492
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40492-1992-05-27

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 N40492

- [Cancelled 2023-02-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40492-2023-02-04): Laut Robert S KITFOX IV 1200, S/N 1867, built 1994. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Francis Ronald](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANCIS%20RONALD), [Fredericktown, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Fredericktown)
- [Cancelled 1973-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40492-1973-10-31): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7305219. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [International Aircraft Deliveries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AIRCRAFT%20DELIVERIES%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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