Balloon

N3000S

2011 Firefly Balloons 2010 Firefly 7B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
F7B-2017
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sanford, NC
Registration record

N3000S on the FAA register

Type
2011 Firefly Balloons 2010 Firefly 7B-15
Serial
F7B-2017
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sanford, NC
Certificate issued
2025-11-19
Airworthiness date
2011-04-16
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A321BB
Mode S (octal)
50620673
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N3000S to the current registrant.
  • 2011-04-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1994-09-26
    N3000S previously assigned to a Ayres S2R-G10 (s/n G10107); cancelled.
  • 1992-03-06
    N3000S previously assigned to a Swearingen SA-227AC Metro III (s/n AC782); cancelled.
Overview

About N3000S

N3000S is a 2011 Firefly Balloons 2010 Firefly 7B-15, serial number F7B-2017. It is registered to an individual in Sanford, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 19, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 16, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3000S.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3000S.

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.