N3288N1997 Balloon Works FIRE FLY 10
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 23, 2007.
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
- Napa Valley Balloons INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Yountville, CA
- Certificate issued
- Oct 30, 1997
- Canceled
- Jan 23, 2007
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 11, 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
- FIRE FLY 10
- Year
- 1997
- Serial number
- F10-025
- Aircraft type
- Balloon
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 4
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A38F85
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- 1997 – 2007Napa Valley Balloons INCYountville, CA
- 1951 – 1971Engle Flying ServiceBristol, PA · different airframe: Piper J3c-65 S/N 22484
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.
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 (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) · gore tape · mismanufacturedMay 18, 1999
REPAIRS WERE DONE ON 28 OUT OF 36 GORES DUE TO GORE TAPE ABRASION DAMAGE. FABRIC DAMAGE IS CAUSED BY GORE TAPE THAT IS STIFF AND SHARP CAUSING PREMATURE FABRIC WEAR AND DEGRADATION. GORE TAPE MATERIAL SHOULD BE CHANGED AS TO NOT WEAR THROUGH ADJACENT PANELS.
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