# N7018U: 2000 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15, registration cancelled 2017-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b-15) (registry code 1050111)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8B-590
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 25, 2000
- Certificate issued: April 3, 2000
- Last registry action: June 16, 2009
- Mode S code: A95BC8
- Owner when cancelled: [Ardiff Franklin E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARDIFF%20FRANKLIN%20E)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.3959° N, 98.6346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78227, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7018U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7018U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7018U-2017-03-06

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 8B-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b-15.md

## Other aircraft with N7018U

- [Cancelled 1996-04-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7018U-1996-04-18): Boeing 727-22, S/N 18310. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Aero Controls Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20CONTROLS%20INC), [Auburn, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Auburn)

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