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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N40688

N40688 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 6, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.

Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 cancelled October 6, 2014

Serial number
10042
Type
Balloon · None
Year built
1979
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
December 10, 1982
Last FAA action
December 24, 1988
Last owner
Marshall Jimmy G (Partnership)
Santa Rosa, CA
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon

Maule M-5-220C cancelled July 23, 1974

Serial number
5002C
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Canada
Certificate issued
July 24, 1974
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Staron Flight (1972) LTD (Corporation)
Vancouver Bc,
Airworthiness
None on file

Cessna T-50 cancelled March 1, 1950

Serial number
2789
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1944
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 29, 1946
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Koberstein Albert Mandrow JR (Individual)
Hillsboro, OR
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N40688

LAX82DA089Accident on February 28, 1982 at Napa, CA: minor injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Barnes BALLOON AX7 · serial A7034

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