N40501
Balloon Works Firefly 7
N40501 on the FAA register
Timeline
- 1989-08-09Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
- 1985-07-23Accident at Brighton, CO; damage: destroyed.
- 1974-03-20N40501 previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 27-7305231); cancelled.
About N40501
N40501 is a Balloon Works Firefly 7, serial number 7936. The FAA register lists De Koevend Enterprises Inc as the registrant in Fort Garland, Colorado.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated August 9, 1989.
N40501 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.
Accident & incident history
Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records
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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.
