# N4062L: 1979 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, 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 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: 7991
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: September 25, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 6, 1987
- Last registry action: August 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A4C594
- Owner when cancelled: [Kittman Wallace C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KITTMAN%20WALLACE%20C)
- Location: [Hemphill, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Hemphill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.2749° N, 93.7217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75948, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4062L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4062L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4062L-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 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 FTW80DRJ43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ43), Sep 20, 1980: BLN Works FF-7 (N4062L), Tyler, TX, substantial 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 19800920044439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800920044439A), Sep 20, 1980: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N4062L), Tyler, TX, Substantial damage. Balloon panels failed in flight. Balloon collapsed, plummeted to ground. Witnessreported weather cloudy, stormy.

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