Aircraft record

N366091983 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Sep 29, 2005.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (Oct 1998)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: San Jose, CA; owner city / state
Engine: NONE; None
Owners: 1; since 1999
NTSB events: 1; 1998
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: San Jose, CA
Certificate issued: Mar 10, 1999
Canceled: Sep 29, 2005
Airworthiness: Standard · Balloon
Airworthiness date: Aug 18, 1983

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: 1983
Serial number: F7-048
Aircraft type: Balloon
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A42510

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

1999 – 2005Individual ownerSan Jose, CA
1941 – 1951Midwest Aircraft Sales CorporationChicago Heights, IL · different airframe: 1941 Aeronca 65-Ca S/N Ca17051

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

Oct 8, 1998 · Alberquerque, NM

The passenger's failure to follow procedures/directives for a hard landing. A factor was the congested/confined landing area with power lines on both ends.

Injuries: Serious
Report: DEN99LA006

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DEN99LA006)

Accident history for this model

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 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

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