We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Balloon Works
Model
FIREFLY 7
Year
1977
Serial number
774
Aircraft type
Balloon
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A2ACCB
Engine
Make and model
None None
Type
None
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
1947 – 1965Individual ownerProspect, PA · different airframe: 1941 Piper J-3 S/N 4357
until 2012Individual ownerDavison, MI
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Jun 19, 1983 · Flint, MI
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PLT LEVELED THE BALLOON, AND A SHORT TIME LATER, HE COLLAPSED TO THE FLOOR OF THE GONDOLA & HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING. THE BALLOON BEGAN DESCENDING. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT HIT THE PORCH OF A HOUSE & WAS DAMAGED. THE PLT DIED FROM ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.