Balloon

N3178M

Balloon Works Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F7-894
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Old Town, FL
Registration record

N3178M on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-894
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Old Town, FL
Certificate issued
2018-03-07
Airworthiness date
1996-06-21
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A3644E
Mode S (octal)
50662116
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-03-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N3178M to the current registrant.
  • 1996-06-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1992-08-19
    N3178M previously assigned to a Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser / Super Cub (s/n 122020); cancelled.
Overview

About N3178M

N3178M is a Balloon Works Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-894. It is registered to an individual in Old Town, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 7, 2018 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 21, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3178M.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3178M.

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.