Accident
Aug 29, 1998 · Freehold, NJThe passenger's failure to secure himself during landing.
- Injuries
- Serious
- Report
- IAD98LA105
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for IAD98LA105)
N9067F1989 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7
Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (Aug 1998)No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Endicott, NY
- Certificate issued
- Sep 28, 2023
- Expires
- Sep 30, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 19, 1989
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
- Year
- 1989
- Serial number
- F7-485
- Aircraft type
- Balloon
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- AC88C9
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- 2023 – nowIndividual ownerEndicott, NY · current
- 1981 – 1982Kenn Air CorpWestlake, OH · different airframe: Robinson R22 S/N 0162
- 1971 – 1972Matco Electric Co INCJohnson City, NY · different airframe: Hughes 369hs S/N 700240s
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- until 1988Individual ownerdifferent airframe: Dehavilland Dhc-2 S/N 1444
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 (1)
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