# N7148P: 1999 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B, registration cancelled 2019-02-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 1, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b) (registry code 1050110)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F8BS-01
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 5, 1999
- Certificate issued: August 10, 2012
- Last registry action: April 13, 2015
- Mode S code: A98E67
- Owner when cancelled: [Balloons West Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOONS%20WEST%20INC)
- Location: [Highland, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Highland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4717° N, 111.6804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84003, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7148P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7148P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7148P-2019-02-01

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 8B: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b.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 GAA15CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA157), Jul 2, 2015: Balloon Works FIREFLY8 - 24 (N7148P), Provo, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: **This report was modified on 4/21/2016. Please see the public docket for this accident for more information.** The failure of the Balony balloon pilot to see and avoid the Balloon Works balloon…

## 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 20150702009051A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150702009051A), Jul 2, 2015: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B (N7148P), Provo, UT, Destroyed. Mid air of two balloons, Balloon envelope sustained a tear and collapsed causing rapid decent and emergency landing. Balloon sustained damage due to pilot…

## Other aircraft with N7148P

- [Cancelled 1994-11-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7148P-1994-11-04): Reims Aviation S A F406, S/N 0051. Exported to Seychelles. Owner: [Semair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEMAIR%20INC), [Oklahoma, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma)

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