N7406F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 26, 1995. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B cancelled April 26, 1995
- Serial number
- F8B019
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- February 10, 1989
- Last FAA action
- February 15, 1995
- Last owner
- Edling Jack DBA (Individual)
North Wales, PA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Hughes 269C cancelled February 24, 1983
- Serial number
- 850430
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Venezuela
- Certificate issued
- May 2, 1979
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Rotor Aire INC (Corporation)
Madison, WI - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N7406F
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Balloon Works FIREFLY · serial F88-019
IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE OBSTRUCTIONS. A RELATED FACTOR WAS: THE LOW LEVEL OF PROPANE (FUEL), WHICH RESULTED IN LOW BURNER PRESSURE.
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