Balloon

N242MS

1997 Balloon Works Firefly 7B-15

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1997
Serial
F7B-379
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Rio Rancho, NM
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Registration record

N242MS on the FAA register

Type
1997 Balloon Works Firefly 7B-15
Serial
F7B-379
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rio Rancho, NM
Certificate issued
2025-10-20
Airworthiness date
1997-11-12
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A23891
Mode S (octal)
50434221
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N242MS.
  • 2002-08-27
    Accident at Oklahoma City, OK.
  • 1997-11-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N242MS

N242MS is a 1997 Balloon Works Firefly 7B-15, serial number F7B-379. It is registered to co-owners in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 20, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated November 12, 1997.

N242MS has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2002-08-27 Accident · Oklahoma City, OK Serious injury NTSB · FTW02LA240
Reported aircraft: Balloon Works FireFly 7B-15
Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the high wind.

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.