N3097R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Balloon Works FIREFLY 9 built in 1996. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 12, 2025 when the aircraft was exported to Nepal. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
N3097R is reserved by a private party since November 12, 2025. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Balloon Works FIREFLY 9 cancelled November 12, 2025
- Serial number
- F9-063
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 1996
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Nepal
- Certificate issued
- March 18, 2023
- Last FAA action
- March 18, 2023
- Last owner
- Portland Rose Balloons LLC (LLC)
Wilsonville, OR - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
Raven S-60A cancelled April 14, 1993
- Serial number
- S60A132
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 12, 1990
- Last FAA action
- March 9, 1993
- Last owner
- Soukup & Thomas Balloon Museum INC (Corporation)
Mitchell, SD - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-28R-200 cancelled February 24, 1970
- Serial number
- 28R-35666
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Sweden
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Piper Aircraft Corporation (Corporation)
Vero Beach, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3097R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Balloon Works Fire Fly 9 · serial F9-063
Pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions. Wind was a contributing factor.
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