Balloon

N25978

Balloon Works Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F7-866
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Norwich, NY
Registration record

N25978 on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-866
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Norwich, NY
Certificate issued
2011-07-27
Airworthiness date
1994-09-02
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A27C5B
Mode S (octal)
50476133
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-07-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N25978 to the current registrant.
  • 1994-09-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1989-02-08
    N25978 previously assigned to a Cessna 152 (s/n 15280891); cancelled.
Overview

About N25978

N25978 is a Balloon Works Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-866. It is registered to an individual in Norwich, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 27, 2011 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated September 2, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N25978.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N25978.

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.