# N41JB: 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)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7742
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 24, 1978
- Certificate issued: July 5, 1978
- Last registry action: July 31, 1998
- Mode S code: A4D291
- Owner when cancelled: [Cary George H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARY%20GEORGE%20H)
- Location: [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9440° N, 82.4740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33606, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41JB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=41JB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41JB-2012-11-19

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 MIA80DLD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD13), Nov 17, 1979: Balloon WKS KS-7 (N41JB), Plant City, FL, minor 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 19791117034479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791117034479A), Nov 17, 1979: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N41JB), Plant City, FL, Substantial damage. Balloon drifted into wires on takeoff. Wires severed the suspension cables to the basket.

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