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
1979
Serial number
10034
Aircraft type
Balloon
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A4C665
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
1983 – 2015Pluma Aircraft CorpMalibu, CA
1962 – 1972Mcculloch Aircraft CorpEl Segundo, CA · different airframe: Mcculloch Aircraft Corp. J-2 S/N 1
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 2, 1982 · Albuquerque, NM
THE BALLOON LANDED IN HIGH WINDS AND WAS DRAGGED BY THE ENVELOPE FOR ABOUT 150 YARDS. WHILE THE GONDOLA WAS BEING DRAGGED A PASSENGERS BOOT GOT CAUGHT AND TWISTED HIS LEG SO THAT BOTH BONES WERE BROKEN. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE BALLOON WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND ONE OTHER PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.
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.