N40516

Cancelled 2013

Deregistered aircraft · 1979 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 · NONE

Cancelled: August 14, 2013
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 7956
Year built: 1979
Type: Balloon
Engine: None
Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
Airworthiness date: August 30, 1979
Certificate issued: November 7, 1986
Last registry action: March 16, 2005
Mode S code: A4C1CE
Owner when cancelled: Griggs P J
Location: Houston, TX
Owner type: Individual

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

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N40516 and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB DEN80DTE61Accident · Serious injuriesClosedColo Springs, COJun 21, 1980 · No damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N40516 and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19800621024999ALevel Off Touchdown · Colorado Spring, COMade hard balloon landing in gusty surface wind. Passenger received serious injury.Jun 21, 1980