# N4070W: 1979 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2012-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 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: 10057
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: November 27, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 8, 1989
- Last registry action: March 15, 2001
- Mode S code: A4C90F
- Owner when cancelled: [Price Jerry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRICE%20JERRY%20L)
- Location: [Paonia, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Paonia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9630° N, 107.5996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81428, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4070W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4070W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4070W-2012-11-19

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 (2)

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 SEA90LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA032), Nov 19, 1989: Balloon Works Firefly 7 (N4070W), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT OF THE RAVEN RX7, N5710Y, FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CONTROL TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE FIREFLY 7, N4070W, AND BOTH PILOTS DID NOT MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM EACH OTHER DURING THE…
- [NTSB MKC84LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA182), Jun 24, 1984: Balloon Works Firefly 7 (N4070W), Overland Park, KS, 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 19891119066292A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891119066292A), Nov 19, 1989: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N4070W), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. On ribbon race other balloon N5701Y rose abruptly ripped ten foot hole in bag of N4070W. Landed with minor injury.

## Other aircraft with N4070W

- [Cancelled 1971-08-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4070W-1971-08-24): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-40109. Owner: [Tannel Clarence H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TANNEL%20CLARENCE%20H), [Longview, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Longview)

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