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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N31288

N31288 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Balloon Works FIREFLY 8 built in 1997. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 3, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

N31288 is reserved by a private party since April 24, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on February 24, 2027.

Balloon Works FIREFLY 8 cancelled January 3, 2018

Serial number
F8-424
Type
Balloon · None
Year built
1997
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 30, 2000
Last FAA action
January 9, 2012
Last owner
Fair Winds INC (Corporation)
Longmont, CO
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon

NTSB accident and incident record under N31288

CHI88FA102Accident on May 1, 1988 at Merrimac, WI: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bellanca 7ECA · serial 889-73

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