Balloon

N3017B

2014 Firefly Balloons 2010 Firefly 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2014
Serial
F8-2034
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
J&D Bridgewater Inc (Corporation)
Based
Blairstown, IA
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Registration record

N3017B on the FAA register

Type
2014 Firefly Balloons 2010 Firefly 8
Serial
F8-2034
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
J&D Bridgewater Inc
Blairstown, IA
Certificate issued
2014-07-14
Airworthiness date
2014-06-07
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A32658
Mode S (octal)
50623130
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-07-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N3017B to the current registrant.
  • 2014-06-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2007-05-04
    N3017B previously assigned to a Robinson R44 RAVEN II Piston Helicopters / R44 Newscopter / R44 Clipper II (s/n 11653); cancelled.
  • 1970-09-04
    N3017B previously assigned to a Cessna 195 (s/n 7900); cancelled.
Overview

About N3017B

N3017B is a 2014 Firefly Balloons 2010 Firefly 8, serial number F8-2034. The FAA register lists J&D Bridgewater Inc as the registrant in Blairstown, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 14, 2014 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 7, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3017B.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3017B.

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.