Models / Balloon Works / FIREFLY 8B-15 / N3171L Aircraft record N3171L 1996 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, May 2013) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Jul 31, 2028 NTSB events 1 substantial, 2013 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner Individual owner
City, state Topeka, KS
Certificate issued Jul 30, 2015
Expires Jul 31, 2028
Airworthiness Standard · Balloon
Airworthiness date Feb 15, 1996 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 8B-15
Year 1996
Serial number F8B-493
Aircraft type Balloon
Category Land
Certification Type Certificated
Seats 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code A36358 Engine
Make and model Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
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 2015 – now Individual owner Topeka, KS · current 1989 – 1992 Equip Lease Co Wheeling, WV · different airframe: Cessna 310j S/N 310j0171 Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0) 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.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record