N40532
N40532 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 15, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 cancelled November 15, 2012
- Serial number
- 10090
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 22, 1980
- Last FAA action
- November 3, 2008
- Last owner
- Pierce Ronald W (Co-owned)
Crystal Lake, IL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
Piper PA-23-250 cancelled December 28, 1973
- Serial number
- 277405268
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- United Kingdom
- Certificate issued
- November 30, 1973
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Sacchi Air Ferry Enterprises (Corporation)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N40532
CHI85FEE02Accident on June 18, 1985 at Somonauk, IL: serious injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Balloon Works FIREFLY AX-7 · serial 10090
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site