N7244X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Balloon Works Inc FIREFLY 11 built in 2000. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 6, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Balloon Works Inc FIREFLY 11 cancelled May 6, 2015
- Serial number
- F11-008
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 2000
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 29, 2000
- Last FAA action
- January 20, 2009
- Last owner
- Mars Leasing CO INC (Corporation)
Scottsdale, AZ - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
Cessna 150A cancelled March 14, 1969
- Serial number
- 15059344
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 27, 1969
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Leipler Lavern (Individual)
East Aurora, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N7244X
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Balloon Works Firefly 11 · serial F11-008
the failure of the deflation vent line, which resulted in the pilot not being able to control the balloon in the increased wind conditions.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Balloon Works FIREFLY II · serial 11008-3-S
The pilot's failure to use pibals or other on site wind determination devices, and his subsequent failure to detect adverse wind conditions prior to launch of the balloon.
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