# N90191: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 1992-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (registry code 1050100)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F7486
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: June 23, 1989
- Last registry action: September 21, 1992
- Mode S code: AC7690
- Owners when cancelled: [Johnston James I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSTON%20JAMES%20I), [Johnston Jean S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSTON%20JEAN%20S)
- Location: [Cary, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Cary)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7640° N, 78.7866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27511, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90191
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90191
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90191-1992-10-27

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## 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.

- [Incident 19900907038689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900907038689I), Sep 7, 1990: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N90191), Archers Lodge, NC, Substantial damage. Wind gust blew balloon into electrical wires after landing. Shut off burner and exited. Later a fire destroyed it.

## Other aircraft with N90191

- [Cancelled 2015-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90191-2015-05-15): Weatherly 620B, S/N 1615, built 1996. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gardner James S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARDNER%20JAMES%20S), [El Campo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Campo)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90191-1965-05-22): Cessna 140, S/N 9256. Owner: [Rowe Raymond E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROWE%20RAYMOND%20E), [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)

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