# N7404X: 1985 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B, registration cancelled 2013-11-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 7, 2013
- 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: F8B-007
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: January 15, 1985
- Certificate issued: July 30, 1985
- Last registry action: October 1, 2009
- Mode S code: A9F584
- Owner when cancelled: [Re/Max Of Alaska Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RE%2FMAX%20OF%20ALASKA%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 62.0437° N, 158.1745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99503, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7404X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7404X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7404X-2013-11-07

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 ANC85LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA140), Aug 1, 1985: Balloon Works Firefly 8 (N7404X), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N7404X

- [Cancelled 1965-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7404X-1965-06-08): Cessna 172B, S/N 17247904. Owner: [Fountain Pete](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOUNTAIN%20PETE), [Moscow, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Moscow)

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