Balloon

N3078E

1997 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
F8B-548
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Brevard, NC
Registration record

N3078E on the FAA register

Type
1997 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-548
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Brevard, NC
Certificate issued
1998-03-09
Airworthiness date
1997-12-08
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A33CC8
Mode S (octal)
50636310
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).
  • 1998-03-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N3078E to the current registrant.
  • 1997-12-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1979-01-17
    N3078E previously assigned to a Cessna 172N Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17271432); cancelled.
  • 1955-11-18
    N3078E previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (s/n 7AC-6667); cancelled.
Overview

About N3078E

N3078E is a 1997 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-548. It is registered to co-owners in Brevard, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 9, 1998 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 December 8, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3078E.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3078E.

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.