Balloon

N3166J

1996 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
F71000
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Greensboro, NC
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Registration record

N3166J on the FAA register

Type
1996 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
Serial
F71000
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Greensboro, NC
Certificate issued
1996-10-24
Airworthiness date
1996-09-12
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A3604E
Mode S (octal)
50660116
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1996-10-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N3166J to the current registrant.
  • 1996-09-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1993-03-01
    N3166J previously assigned to a Cessna 150G (s/n 15065866); cancelled.
Overview

About N3166J

N3166J is a 1996 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15, serial number F71000. It is registered to an individual in Greensboro, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 24, 1996 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated September 12, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3166J. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-02-02 Accident · Jeanerette, LA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · FTW82FRD08
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150G — a different aircraft that carried the N3166J 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.