# N4053M: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 1998-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (registry code 1050100)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10084
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: February 8, 1984
- Last registry action: September 17, 1997
- Mode S code: A4C201
- Owner when cancelled: [James Peter B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20PETER%20B)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1006° N, 106.5163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87112, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4053M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4053M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4053M-1998-09-16

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 N4053M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4053M): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18735P2789
- [Cancelled 2014-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4053M-2014-06-11): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 4053, built 2014. Exported to France. Owner: [N4053m Aviation Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/N4053M%20AVIATION%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 1971-12-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4053M-1971-12-17): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-2935. Owner: [Bush Timothy P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUSH%20TIMOTHY%20P), [Stamford, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Stamford)

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