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N3285W

N3285W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 built in 1996. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 13, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 cancelled March 13, 2018

Serial number
F8B-509
Type
Balloon · None
Year built
1996
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
November 25, 1996
Last FAA action
January 15, 2013
Last owner
Lets Go Ballooning INC (Corporation)
Kalispell, MT
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon

Piper PA-32-260 cancelled May 15, 1992

Serial number
32116
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
June 10, 1986
Last FAA action
April 20, 1992
Last owner
Marion A Allen INC (Corporation)
Fort Valley, GA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N3285W

ATL87FA012Accident on October 28, 1986 at Lawrenceville, GA: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32-260 · serial 32-116

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