N40505

Cancelled 2012

Deregistered aircraft · 1979 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 · NONE

Cancelled: November 7, 2012
Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
Serial number: 7939
Year built: 1979
Type: Balloon
Engine: None
Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
Airworthiness date: July 18, 1979
Last registry action: October 20, 1992
Mode S code: A4C1AA
Owner when cancelled: Sale Reported
Location: Birmingham, AL
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 7TCDS A14SO · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelNONENone

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N40505 and the event date: after November 7, 1973, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

Incident 19850915061759ILevel Off Touchdown · Burton Ridge, ILBounced on touchdown and basket struck a tree. Skidded across road and envelope laid across powerlines.Sep 15, 1985 · Minor damage

Other aircraft with N40505 · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N40505 now.

1973Piper PA-23-250 · S/N 27-7405236Cancelled Nov 7, 1973 · Exported to Senegal · Moody Walter, Lock Haven, PA