# N7420U: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B, registration cancelled 2018-01-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 26, 2018
- 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-078
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: February 9, 1987
- Certificate issued: February 19, 1998
- Last registry action: February 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A9FC63
- Owner when cancelled: [Sky Night LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20NIGHT%20LLC)
- Location: [Greeneville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Greeneville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1680° N, 82.8197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greeneville, TN, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7420U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7420U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7420U-2018-01-26

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 ATL87LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA200), Jul 3, 1987: Balloon Works Firefly 8B (N7420U), Greenville, SC, minor 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 19870703034229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870703034229A), Jul 3, 1987: Balwks FIREFLY8B (N7420U), Greenville, SC. A passenger was injured when the ballon hit a wire and landed hard. The winds were above the balloons launch limit.

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