Balloon Works FIREFLY 7

0 ADs match the Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 airframe. Engine ADs depend on the engine installed and are listed on each aircraft page.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

One email when a new AD may apply to this model. Stop any time.

NTSB events

55

Destroyed

3

Substantial damage

28

Minor damage

4

No damage

0

Per 1,000 aircraft per year, 2016–2025

0.7

Events are NTSB accidents and incidents matched to Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 airframes by serial number or N-number; counts are approximate, because older events can't always be matched. The yearly rate divides NTSB events from 2016 to 2025 by the number of registered Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 aircraft in each of those years. Not adjusted for hours flown: training aircraft fly far more than most.

• Feb 24, 2017Damage not reported · serious injuries · Statesville, NCN7423D
• Oct 15, 2007Damage not reported · serious injuries · East Hampstead, NHN7408G
• Oct 8, 1998Damage not reported · serious injuries · Alberquerque, NMN36609
• Aug 29, 1998Damage not reported · serious injuries · Freehold, NJN9067F
• Jul 5, 1997Substantial damage · none injuries · Columbia, MO

1 report on Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 airframes. Each aircraft page lists its own reports.

No ADs published since 1998 match the Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 airframe; engine ADs depend on the engine installed. 55 NTSB events since 1982 involve Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 airframes; from 2016 to 2025, about 0.7 a year per 1,000 registered aircraft. Operators and repair stations filed 1 service difficulty report on Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 airframes since 1995. Check each aircraft's own record before you buy.

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• Check AD compliance records against the ADs that may apply.
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