Balloon

N25718

Balloon Works Firefly 7B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F7B-349
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Indianola, IA
Registration record

N25718 on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 7B-15
Serial
F7B-349
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Indianola, IA
Certificate issued
2023-11-08
Airworthiness date
1993-11-08
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A2741B
Mode S (octal)
50472033
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N25718 to the current registrant.
  • 1993-11-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1970-12-30
    N25718 previously assigned to a Piper J4A (s/n 4-814); cancelled.
Overview

About N25718

N25718 is a Balloon Works Firefly 7B-15, serial number F7B-349. It is registered to an individual in Indianola, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 8, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated November 8, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N25718. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-07-10 Accident · Scottsbluff, NE Damage: Substantial NTSB · MKC83LA151
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-38-112 — a different aircraft that carried the N25718 registration before this airframe.
1982-05-17 Accident · Scottsbluff, NE Damage: Substantial NTSB · MKC82DA089
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-38-112 — a different aircraft that carried the N25718 registration before this airframe.

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.