# N40516: 1979 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2013-08-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 14, 2013
- 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: 7956
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRIGGS%20P%20J)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7536° N, 95.6420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77077, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40516
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40516
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40516-2013-08-14

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

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN80DTE61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE61), Jun 21, 1980: Firefly 7 (N40516), Colo Springs, CO, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19800621024999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800621024999A), Jun 21, 1980: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N40516), Colorado Spring, CO. Made hard balloon landing in gusty surface wind. Passenger received serious injury.

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