N71145 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 built in 1987. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 2, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 cancelled July 2, 2013
- Serial number
- F7-409
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 1987
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 28, 1990
- Last FAA action
- February 4, 2003
- Last owner
- Johanson Mark (Individual)
Stockton, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
Luscombe 8A cancelled September 4, 1970
- Serial number
- 2572
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 23, 1960
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Gammons L H (Individual)
Edgewood, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N71145
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 · serial F7-409
the pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during the attempted landing. A factor in the accident was the unfavorable wind conditions for the balloon landing.
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