# N40587: 1979 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2015-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2015
- 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: 7966
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 24, 1996
- Last registry action: January 2, 2009
- Mode S code: A4C2C4
- Owner when cancelled: [Shupe Rob](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHUPE%20ROB)
- Location: [Ellicott City, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Ellicott%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2758° N, 76.8344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellicott City, MD, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40587
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40587
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40587-2015-05-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 N40587

- [Cancelled 1974-07-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40587-1974-07-01): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7405331. Exported to Nigeria. Owner: [Moody Walter P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOODY%20WALTER%20P), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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