N3214V1997 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 21, 2014.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Co-owners
- City, state
- Rhome, TX
- Certificate issued
- Jan 13, 2005
- Canceled
- Nov 21, 2014
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 14, 1997
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Balloon Works
- Model
- FIREFLY 7-15
- Year
- 1997
- Serial number
- F7-912
- Aircraft type
- Balloon
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A374FF
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- 2005 – 2014Co-ownersRhome, TX
- 1985 – 1992Individual ownerVisalia, CA · different airframe: Cessna 150m S/N 15076423
- 1947 – 1949PartnershipMedford, OR · different airframe: Beechcraft 35 S/N D-652
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs 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 (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Structures (general) · fuel line · leakingNov 24, 2001
THIS SET OF FUEL HOSES WERE OBTAINED FROM THE HOLDER OF A PMA. THEY WERE INSTALLED IN MAY. THE HOSE WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING AT THE CRIMP CONNECTION AT THE END OF THE HOSE. THE LEAK DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE CAUSED BY MISHANDLING, BUT BY A POOR CRIMP JOB. THIS IS THE SECOND HOSE FROM THIS SET THAT HAVE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026