# N9070T: 1989 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2018-03-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 13, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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: F7-470
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: January 4, 1989
- Certificate issued: October 29, 2007
- Last registry action: December 27, 2012
- Mode S code: AC8B97
- Owner when cancelled: [Hammond Andy J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMMOND%20ANDY%20J)
- Location: [Nichols, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Nichols)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1949° N, 79.1142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29581, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9070T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9070T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9070T-2018-03-13

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

## 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 NYC99LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA118), May 23, 1999: Balloon Works FIREFLY-7 (N9070T), Gasburg, VA, no damage. Probable cause: The unforecast high winds that required the pilot in command to make a precautionary landing.

## 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 19990523021549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990523021549A), May 23, 1999: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N9070T), Gasburg, VA. On may 23, 1999, about 0710 eastern daylight time, a balloon works, firefly-7, N9070T, was not damaged while landing in a field near Gasburg, Virginia. The…

## Other aircraft with N9070T

- [Cancelled 1975-10-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9070T-1975-10-20): Continental Copters OH-13H, S/N CCI-75-5. Exported to Turkey. Owner: [Continental Copters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONTINENTAL%20COPTERS%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- [Cancelled 1960-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9070T-1960-11-21): Cessna 182C, S/N 52970. Exported to Peru. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9070T-undated): Robinson Helicopter R22, S/N 0187. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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