Balloon

N3087X

1996 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
F8B-514
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Crystal Lake, IL
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Registration record

N3087X on the FAA register

Type
1996 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-514
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Crystal Lake, IL
Certificate issued
2019-09-30
Airworthiness date
1996-08-15
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A3406D
Mode S (octal)
50640155
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-09-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N3087X to the current registrant.
  • 1996-08-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1992-12-01
    N3087X previously assigned to a Cessna 150F (s/n 15064487); cancelled.
Overview

About N3087X

N3087X is a 1996 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-514. It is registered to an individual in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 30, 2019 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated August 15, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3087X. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-04-04 Accident · Ft.Lauderdale,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0803
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N3087X registration before this airframe.

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.