Balloon

N3180S

Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
F8B-506
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Santa Rosa, CA
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Registration record

N3180S on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-506
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Santa Rosa, CA
Certificate issued
2024-12-27
Airworthiness date
1996-04-23
Registration expires
2031-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A366F2
Mode S (octal)
50663362
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-12-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N3180S to the current registrant.
  • 2016-03-12
    Accident at Rock Hill, SC.
  • 1996-04-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1972-02-29
    N3180S previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane (s/n 18255680); cancelled.
Overview

About N3180S

N3180S is a Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-506. It is registered to an individual in Santa Rosa, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 27, 2024 and expires on December 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 23, 1996.

N3180S has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2016-03-12 Accident · Rock Hill, SC Serious injury NTSB · GAA16LA172
Reported aircraft: Balloon Works FIREFLY8B
Probable cause: The pilot s inadequate compensation for wind, which resulted in the balloon landing hard and a passenger sustaining a serious injury.
1971-12-20 Accident · Fresno,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4205
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182G — a different aircraft that carried the N3180S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: D TRRN.FND 1.5MI SE ARPT.1HR DUAL NGT FLT RECORDED

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.