Balloon

N31271

Balloon Works Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F71004
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Albuquerque, NM
Registration record

N31271 on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
Serial
F71004
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
1997-01-23
Airworthiness date
1996-10-24
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A351A6
Mode S (octal)
50650646
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1997-01-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N31271.
  • 1996-10-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N31271

N31271 is a Balloon Works Firefly 7-15, serial number F71004. It is registered to co-owners in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 23, 1997 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated October 24, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N31271. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-12-16 Accident · Ulysses, KS Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI95LA059
Reported aircraft: American Champion (ACAC) Citabria 7-GCBC — a different aircraft that carried the N31271 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilots improper use of brakes during practice landings, and his lack of total experience in tail wheel equipped airplanes.

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.