# N79CS: 1979 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2012-10-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 22, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (registry code 1050100)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7879
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 29, 1979
- Last registry action: July 22, 1985
- Mode S code: AAB5EF
- Location: [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6766° N, 104.9623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80210, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79CS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79CS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79CS-2012-10-22

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 7: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7.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 DEN80DTE57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE57), Jun 24, 1980: BLN Works FF-7 (N79CS), Elbert, CO, no 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 19800624022169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800624022169A), Jun 24, 1980: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N79CS), Elbert, CO. Passenger was injured on a balloon. Unforecast high wind and hard landing.

## Other aircraft with N79CS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79CS): Pilatus PC-12, S/N 125, built 1995

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