Balloon

N16442

Firefly Balloons Firefly 7B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F7B-2016
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Knoxville, TN
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Registration record

N16442 on the FAA register

Type
Firefly Balloons Firefly 7B-15
Serial
F7B-2016
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Knoxville, TN
Certificate issued
2023-12-14
Airworthiness date
2008-03-31
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A10389
Mode S (octal)
50201611
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N16442 to the current registrant.
  • 2008-03-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2003-03-11
    N16442 previously assigned to a Piper PA-23-150 (s/n 23-319); cancelled.
  • 1943-01-26
    N16442 previously assigned to a Beechcraft C17B (s/n C 17 B-101); cancelled.
Overview

About N16442

N16442 is a Firefly Balloons Firefly 7B-15, serial number F7B-2016. It is registered to co-owners in Knoxville, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 14, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 31, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N16442. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-07-08 Accident · Mobile,Al, 01 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2795
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-23 — a different aircraft that carried the N16442 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: BTWN LIGHT SWITCH AND CAM LATCH ASSEMBLY.

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.