# N90406: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 1991-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: F7605
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Certificate issued: August 18, 1989
- Last registry action: March 8, 1990
- Mode S code: AC807F
- Owner when cancelled: [Vanca William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANCA%20WILLIAM%20J)
- Location: [Binghamton, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Binghamton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1704° N, 75.9434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 13905, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90406
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90406
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90406-1991-09-03

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 19910728030159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910728030159I), Jul 28, 1991: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N90406), Charlestown, RI, Minor damage. As balloon touched down a gust dragged envelope over high tension wire. Envelope caught fire .

## Other aircraft with N90406

- [Cancelled 2013-05-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90406-2013-05-30): Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15, S/N F8B-402, built 1992. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Vanca William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANCA%20WILLIAM%20J), [Chapel Hill, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Chapel%20Hill)
- [Cancelled 1983-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90406-1983-05-06): Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A, S/N PG644. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Wardrop James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARDROP%20JAMES%20R), [Sewickley, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Sewickley)
- [Cancelled 1956-04-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90406-1956-04-30): Douglas C54A-DC, S/N 3055. Exported to France. Owner: [American Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRLINES%20INC)

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