# N9079M: 1991 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15, registration cancelled 2007-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7-15) (registry code 1050118)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F7-743
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 29, 1991
- Certificate issued: November 18, 2004
- Last registry action: November 18, 2004
- Mode S code: AC8CCC
- Owner when cancelled: [Sarratt Robert F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SARRATT%20ROBERT%20F)
- Location: [Rock Hill, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Rock%20Hill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8849° N, 81.0212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29730, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9079M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9079M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9079M-2007-01-30

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 7-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7-15.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 CHI94LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA042), Dec 5, 1993: Balloon Works Firefly 7-15 (N9079M), Pratt, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT ARE THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS AND THE WEATHER (HIGH WINDS).

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19940219008709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940219008709I), Feb 19, 1994: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N9079M), Beatrice, NE, Substantial damage. Strong winds aloft. Forced landing in field. Tried to deflate envelope. Winds blew balloon into barbed wire fence.
- [Accident 19931205046059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931205046059A), Dec 5, 1993: Balwks FIREFLY7B (N9079M), Pratt, KS, Substantial damage. Trying for balloon distance flight encountered severe downdraft and surface wind. Dragged into powerline landing.

## Other aircraft with N9079M

- [Cancelled 2011-08-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9079M-2011-08-29): Cessna 182T, S/N 18282283. Exported to Poland. Owner: [Globe Aero LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LLC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- [Cancelled 1971-09-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9079M-1971-09-20): Cessna 180H, S/N 18052179. Owner: [Ocean Protein Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OCEAN%20PROTEIN%20INC), [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9079M-undated): Robinson Helicopter R22, S/N 0049

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