# N58LB: 1981 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2013-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 2013
- 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: 10974
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 17, 1983
- Certificate issued: July 16, 1983
- Last registry action: December 13, 1986
- Mode S code: A7748B
- Owner when cancelled: [Hunsakee Tim V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUNSAKEE%20TIM%20V)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4335° N, 111.8504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85201, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58LB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=58LB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58LB-2013-05-01

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 FTW83LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA005), Oct 4, 1982: Balloon Works Firefly 7 (N58LB), Albuquerque, NM, 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 19821004051169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821004051169A), Oct 4, 1982: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N58LB), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Hound balloon in balloon race tried to land near hare balloon in a parking lot. Envelope struck trees.

## Other aircraft with N58LB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58LB): Aerofab LAKE 250, S/N 107, built 1990

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