# N40500: 1979 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2018-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2018
- 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: 7935
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: July 9, 1979
- Certificate issued: February 11, 1983
- Last registry action: November 10, 2009
- Mode S code: A4C1A5
- Owner when cancelled: [Starr Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STARR%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Corona, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Corona)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40500
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40500
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40500-2018-01-18

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 7: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7.md

## Other aircraft with N40500

- [Cancelled 1973-11-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40500-1973-11-13): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7305230. 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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