# N9071M: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2013-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: F7-638
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 7, 1990
- Certificate issued: October 1, 1990
- Last registry action: December 16, 2008
- Mode S code: AC8BB4
- Owner when cancelled: [Bellsouth Mobility Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELLSOUTH%20MOBILITY%20INC)
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8843° N, 84.3750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30342, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9071M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9071M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9071M-2013-09-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 19910427026841I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910427026841I), Apr 27, 1991: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N9071M), Louisville, KY. Balloon descended into drop zone and collided with a balloon in level flight. Came in from above and behind.

## Other aircraft with N9071M

- [Cancelled 1980-04-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9071M-1980-04-10): Robinson Helicopter R22, S/N 0019. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Robinson Helicopter Comany](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20HELICOPTER%20COMANY), [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- [Cancelled 1972-01-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9071M-1972-01-05): Cessna 180H, S/N 18052171. Exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo. Owner: [Board Of Missions World Division The United Method](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOARD%20OF%20MISSIONS%20WORLD%20DIVISION%20THE%20UNITED%20METHOD), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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