Balloon

N3175S

1996 Balloon Works Firefly 9B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
F9B-012
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Buckeye, AZ
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Registration record

N3175S on the FAA register

Type
1996 Balloon Works Firefly 9B-15
Serial
F9B-012
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Buckeye, AZ
Certificate issued
1996-06-28
Airworthiness date
1996-05-08
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A363EA
Mode S (octal)
50661752
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1996-06-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N3175S to the current registrant.
  • 1996-05-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1990-05-02
    N3175S previously assigned to a Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III (s/n 3689); cancelled.
  • 1974-02-14
    N3175S previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane (s/n 18255675); cancelled.
Overview

About N3175S

N3175S is a 1996 Balloon Works Firefly 9B-15, serial number F9B-012. It is registered to an individual in Buckeye, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 28, 1996 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 8, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3175S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-09-09 Accident · Dupuyer Mont, 26 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3724
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182 — a different aircraft that carried the N3175S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: UENT OCCASIONS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT FLIGHT.TEMP.80 F

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.