# N40583: 1979 Balloon Works FIREFLY 5, registration cancelled 2012-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 5](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-5) (registry code 1050104)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 519
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: July 26, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 21, 1990
- Last registry action: June 16, 1999
- Mode S code: A4C2C0
- Owner when cancelled: [Fraenckel Alan B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRAENCKEL%20ALAN%20B)
- Location: [Amsterdam, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Amsterdam)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9376° N, 74.1733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12010, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40583
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40583
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40583-2012-11-15

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 5: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-5.md

## Other aircraft with N40583

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40583): Cessna 150G, S/N 15065358

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