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N317W

Balloon Works Firefly 8

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
F8-403
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Silver Lining Ballooning LLC (LLC)
Based
Prairie Grove, AR
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Registration record

N317W on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 8
Serial
F8-403
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Silver Lining Ballooning LLC
Prairie Grove, AR
Certificate issued
2026-08-19
Airworthiness date
1994-05-02
Registration expires
2033-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A362C6
Mode S (octal)
50661306
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N317W to the current registrant.
  • 2016-08-06
    Accident at Northwood, NH.
  • 1994-05-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1939-05-15
    N317W previously assigned to a Bowlus S-1000 (s/n S-26); cancelled.
Overview

About N317W

N317W is a Balloon Works Firefly 8, serial number F8-403. The FAA register lists Silver Lining Ballooning LLC as the registrant in Prairie Grove, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 19, 2026 and expires on August 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 2, 1994.

N317W has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2016-08-06 Accident · Northwood, NH Serious injury NTSB · ERA16LA284
Reported aircraft: Balloon Works FIREFLY8
Probable cause: The balloon pilot s inadequate weather planning and improper decision to depart in reported increasing variable winds with nearby thunderstorms, which resulted in a subsequent hard landing and a serious passenger injury.

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.