# N7127J: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24, registration cancelled 1999-08-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 18, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24) (registry code 1050107)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8-133
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: February 7, 1989
- Last registry action: May 18, 1999
- Mode S code: A986D1
- Owners when cancelled: [Woods Gary W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODS%20GARY%20W), [Woods Carolyn](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODS%20CAROLYN)
- Location: [Ridgway, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Ridgway)
- Physical address: [Ridgwam, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Ridgwam)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.1300° N, 107.7454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81432, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7127J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7127J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7127J-1999-08-18

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 8-24: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24.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 DEN89LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA077), Feb 14, 1989: Balloon Works AX8-24 (N7127J), Telluride, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: ICE FORMING IN THE FUEL TANK SHUT OFF VALVE, AND THE BURNER BLAST VALVE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING.

## 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 19890214021249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890214021249A), Feb 14, 1989: Balwks FIREFLY824 (N7127J), Telluride, CO, Substantial damage. Balloon burner and tank valves froze open on approach. Used back up burner to land on mountainside at 9000 feet.

## Other aircraft with N7127J

- [Cancelled 2016-11-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7127J-2016-11-30): Textron 172S, S/N 172S11695, built 2016. Exported to Russia. Owner: [Globeflyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBEFLYERS%20INC), [Valley Center, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Valley%20Center)

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