Balloon

N3017S

2016 Firefly Balloons 2010 Firefly 9B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
F9B2023
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sky Adventures (Corporation)
Based
Oxford, MI
Registration record

N3017S on the FAA register

Type
2016 Firefly Balloons 2010 Firefly 9B-15
Serial
F9B2023
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Sky Adventures
Oxford, MI
Certificate issued
2017-01-18
Airworthiness date
2016-11-01
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A32667
Mode S (octal)
50623147
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-01-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N3017S to the current registrant.
  • 2016-11-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2006-09-22
    N3017S previously assigned to a Cessna 150G (s/n 15066917); cancelled.
Overview

About N3017S

N3017S is a 2016 Firefly Balloons 2010 Firefly 9B-15, serial number F9B2023. The FAA register lists Sky Adventures as the registrant in Oxford, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 18, 2017 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated November 1, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3017S.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3017S.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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