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Models · Balloon Works · Balloons · data as of November 3, 2026

Balloon Works FIREFLY 7

345 on the U.S. register across 4 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1974 to 2001; half of them date from 1992 or earlier. Colorado has the most (33). 17% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

About the FIREFLY 7 from the FAA's model table

Type
Balloon · Balloons
Power
None
Common engines
None None (308), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (5)
Seats
1
Built of
fabric and wicker
Maker on the register
Balloon Works
Registered
earliest certificate May 7, 1974; newest September 29, 2026

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
FIREFLY 7-151571991 to 200145.5%
FIREFLY 71291910 to 199037.4%
FIREFLY 7B-15331991 to 19999.6%
FIREFLY 7-B261981 to 19877.5%

When they were built by decade · 149 with no year on file

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
197023
198055
199099
200018

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20105
201110
201213
20136
20145
201510
20167
201719
201814
201911
202018
202112
202224
202327
202422
202515
20269

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Standard32093%
None on file247%
Experimental10.3%

Accident history NTSB records · 59 cases since 1982, 4 fatal

2024-01-13CEN24LA093 · Firefly 7-15 N2582U · accident near Albany, TX · serious injuries
2023-09-03ERA23LA391 · FIREFLY 7 N192HH · accident near Anderson, SC · minor injuries
2018-10-10WPR19TA005 · FIREFLY 7 N7252H · accident near Placitas, NM · serious injuries
2017-02-24GAA17CA155 · FIREFLY 7 N7423D · accident near Statesville, NC · serious injuries
2012-05-06CEN12CA279 · FIREFLY 7-15 N9079S · accident near Hallsville, MO · no injuries
2008-08-17DFW08LA206 · Firefly 7-15 N90897 · accident near Mountain Grove, MO · 1 killed
2007-10-15CHI08CA017 · Firefly 7 N7408G · accident near East Hampstead, NH · serious injuries
2002-08-27FTW02LA240 · FireFly 7B-15 N242MS · accident near Oklahoma City, OK · serious injuries

The 8 most recent of 59 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

345 as of November 3, 2026, counting 4 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Balloon Works FIREFLY 7s?

Colorado, with 33.

Who owns the Balloon Works FIREFLY 7?

17% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Balloon Works FIREFLY 7s on the register built?

Between 1974 and 2001; half of them in 1992 or earlier.

How many Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

59 accidents and incidents since 1982, 4 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 made of?

A hot-air balloon: a coated nylon envelope, stainless-steel cables, and a wicker or aluminium basket under a propane burner. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 the component layer

A hot-air balloon: a coated nylon envelope, stainless-steel cables, and a wicker or aluminium basket under a propane burner. The FAA has issued 1 airworthiness directive (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about other and general.

FAA orders 1 airworthiness directives · newest first

2013-03-192013-03-10 · Hardware · other and general

By system

Orders by system, as a table
ordersshare
Other and general1100%

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how the FIREFLY 7 links to the rest of the register

Design
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/balloon-works/firefly-7.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 345

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N74114 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-B
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2026-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3280E Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7B-15
Individual owner
Kansas
None on file 2026-07-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3685P Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2026-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3601M Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-B
Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2026-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2586E Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7B-15
Individual owner
West Virginia
Standard 2026-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7421D Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2026-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72546 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2026-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90555 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2026-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3191F Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2026-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7423W Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
California
Standard 2025-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N514S Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Co-owned owner
New Mexico
Standard 2025-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9080Z Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7B-15
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2025-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3637Y Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2025-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90016 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2025-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7114G Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
Alabama
None on file 2025-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N14CC Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Cloud 9 Enterprises INC
Rochester, Minnesota
Standard 2025-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N242MS Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7B-15
Co-owned owner
New Mexico
Standard 2025-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2553K Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
V1 Rotate LLC
Statesville, North Carolina
Standard 2025-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N823LM Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2025-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7076G Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2025-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9085Z Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2025-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4037J Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2025-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9077S Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2025-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3155J Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Lady Jester Natchez LLC
Natchez, Mississippi
Standard 2025-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3099G Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2024-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32885 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7B-15
Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2024-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3608Y Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-B
Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2024-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2544U Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2024-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71912 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7B-15
Co-owned owner
Ohio
Standard 2024-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7253M Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2024-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3281W Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2024-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3291A Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7B-15
Individual owner
California
Standard 2024-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31877 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Iowa
None on file 2024-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3209A Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2024-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1500X Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
M Deeney Enterprises LLC
Monticello, Florida
Standard 2024-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25588 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2024-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72179 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2024-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3717Z Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90601 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Weatherproof Montana LLC
Missoula, Montana
Standard 2024-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1527Q Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 2024-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2580N Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7B-15
Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2024-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3695K Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Archie Aviation LLC
Kansas City, Missouri
Standard 2024-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4039G Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2024-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2590L Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2024-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7097V Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2024-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7253K Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Kansas City Aerosports INC
Overland Park, Kansas
Standard 2024-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4051T Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2023-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3288L Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Balloon Stromers INC
Ashland, Missouri
Standard 2023-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7071S Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Co-owned owner
Michigan
Standard 2023-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25966 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2023-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1520N Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2023-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25718 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7B-15
Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2023-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7179M Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7B-15
Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2023-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25214 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2023-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9067F Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
New York
Standard 2023-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7122N Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
North Carolina
None on file 2023-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2597W Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2023-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36931 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-B
Kinser Aviation LLC
Guthrie, Oklahoma
Standard 2023-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32866 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7B-15
Blue Ridge Hot Air Balloons LLC
Front Royal, Virginia
Standard 2023-07-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3095B Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Lake Air LLC
Richland, Michigan
Standard 2023-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1508W Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-B
Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2023-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4047T Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
Wyoming
None on file 2023-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N619UP Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2023-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7125J Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2023-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2580Z Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2023-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3668F Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-B
Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2023-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7405U Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2023-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1543E Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2023-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1510C Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-B
Portland Rose Balloons LLC
Wilsonville, Oregon
Standard 2023-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3211Z Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2023-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3291G Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2023-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N155DW Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2023-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7202F Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2023-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1502T Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-B
Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2022-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7252E Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2022-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3750A Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2022-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3282W Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2022-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2582U Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2022-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9082E Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Balloon Labs LLC
Madison, Wisconsin
Standard 2022-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37457 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2022-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4070K Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2022-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25657 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7B-15
Co-owned owner
Vermont
Standard 2022-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25857 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Aubreyaire LLC
Longview, Texas
Standard 2022-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25935 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Maine
None on file 2022-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2580A Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2022-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25654 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 2022-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3279H Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2022-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9073Z Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2022-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2553H Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2022-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37519 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2022-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7417L Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2022-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1533F Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2022-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2576U Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Mississippi
None on file 2022-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3125K Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7B-15
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2022-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25651 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2022-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7023U Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2022-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32407 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2022-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40518 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2021-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3110C Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2021-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25655 Balloon Works
FIREFLY 7-15
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2021-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes