# N4789S: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 1995-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- 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: 10227
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: May 22, 1984
- Last registry action: July 11, 1994
- Mode S code: A5E276
- Owner when cancelled: [Winds Aloft Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINDS%20ALOFT%20LTD)
- Location: [Shelburne, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Shelburne)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.3927° N, 73.2434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 05482, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4789S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4789S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4789S-1995-01-17

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

## Other aircraft with N4789S

- [Cancelled 2019-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4789S-2019-01-18): Unmanned Systems SANDSTORM, S/N 11-005E, built 2011. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Northrop Grumman Technical Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHROP%20GRUMMAN%20TECHNICAL%20SERVICES%20INC), [Sierra Vista, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sierra%20Vista)
- [Cancelled 1965-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4789S-1965-07-15): Douglas RC54V, S/N 72486, built 1965. Exported to Peru. Owner: [Gibson Capers C--Gibson Inspection & Consulting Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIBSON%20CAPERS%20C--GIBSON%20INSPECTION%20%26%20CONSULTING%20CO), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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