# N40498: 1979 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2012-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 2012
- 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: 7931
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: July 18, 1979
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1979
- Last registry action: December 17, 1988
- Mode S code: A4BF31
- Owners when cancelled: [Szulinski Milton J Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SZULINSKI%20MILTON%20J%20JR), [Butler James W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUTLER%20JAMES%20W)
- Location: [Ft Collins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Ft%20Collins)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5222° N, 105.1294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80526, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40498
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40498
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40498-2012-11-15

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 N40498

- [Cancelled 1974-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40498-1974-05-02): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7305228. 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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