Balloon

N3099G

1996 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
F71003
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Carbondale, IL
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Registration record

N3099G on the FAA register

Type
1996 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
Serial
F71003
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Carbondale, IL
Certificate issued
2024-12-26
Airworthiness date
1996-10-15
Registration expires
2031-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A3445B
Mode S (octal)
50642133
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-12-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N3099G to the current registrant.
  • 1996-10-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1992-11-25
    N3099G previously assigned to a Cessna 150M / 172S (s/n 15075996); cancelled.
  • 1989-03-15
    N3099G previously assigned to a Bell 47J-2A (s/n 3312); cancelled.
Overview

About N3099G

N3099G is a 1996 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15, serial number F71003. It is registered to an individual in Carbondale, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 26, 2024 and expires on December 31, 2031.

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

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3099G. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-10-04 Accident · Three Points, AZ Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX93LA003
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150M — a different aircraft that carried the N3099G registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGMENT, INTENTIONAL BUZZING, AND POOR VISUAL LOOKOUT. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION.
1978-12-27 Accident · Kissimmee,Fl, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4048
Reported aircraft: Bell 47J2A — a different aircraft that carried the N3099G registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CK WASHER.SIGHTSEEING FLT.

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.