Balloon

N3018C

2011 Firefly Balloons 2010 Firefly 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
F82031
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Carolina High Hot Air Balloon Co LLC (LLC)
Based
Four Oaks, NC
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Registration record

N3018C on the FAA register

Type
2011 Firefly Balloons 2010 Firefly 8
Serial
F82031
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Carolina High Hot Air Balloon Co LLC
Four Oaks, NC
Certificate issued
2012-03-02
Airworthiness date
2011-12-20
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A3267C
Mode S (octal)
50623174
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-03-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N3018C to the current registrant.
  • 2011-12-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1993-10-12
    N3018C previously assigned to a Fairchild SA227-DC (C26B) (s/n DC832M); cancelled.
  • 1988-05-17
    N3018C previously assigned to a Beechcraft KING Air 200 (s/n BB470); cancelled.
Overview

About N3018C

N3018C is a 2011 Firefly Balloons 2010 Firefly 8, serial number F82031. The FAA register lists Carolina High Hot Air Balloon Co LLC as the registrant in Four Oaks, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 2, 2012 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated December 20, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3018C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-12-07 Accident · Wellston,Ok, 36 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3031
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft J35 — a different aircraft that carried the N3018C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OWN AFTR OVERSPEED.HIT ROAD SIGN.

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.