Balloon

N3176Q

2000 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
F8B-562
Class
Balloon
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Reno, NV
Registration record

N3176Q on the FAA register

Type
2000 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-562
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Reno, NV
Certificate issued
2024-05-03
Airworthiness date
2000-05-07
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · commuter
Mode S (hex)
A3640B
Mode S (octal)
50662013
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N3176Q to the current registrant.
  • 2000-05-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (commuter)).
  • 1993-04-07
    N3176Q previously assigned to a Messerschmitt BK 117 B-1 (s/n 7241); cancelled.
  • 1988-05-03
    N3176Q previously assigned to a Douglas DC3C-S4C4G (s/n 4476482); cancelled.
Overview

About N3176Q

N3176Q is a 2000 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-562. It is registered to an individual in Reno, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 3, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (commuter), dated May 7, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3176Q.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3176Q.

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.