Balloon

N1242F

1974 Balloon Works Firefly 7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
132
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lewiston, ME
Registration record

N1242F on the FAA register

Type
1974 Balloon Works Firefly 7
Serial
132
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lewiston, ME
Certificate issued
1999-04-28
Airworthiness date
1974-04-04
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A06532
Mode S (octal)
50062462
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1999-04-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N1242F.
  • 1974-04-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N1242F

N1242F is a 1974 Balloon Works Firefly 7, serial number 132. It is registered to an individual in Lewiston, Maine. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 28, 1999 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 4, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1242F.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1242F.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.