Balloon

N3185T

1997 Balloon Works Firefly 9B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
F9B-017
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sky Adventures Inc (Corporation)
Based
Oxford, MI
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Registration record

N3185T on the FAA register

Type
1997 Balloon Works Firefly 9B-15
Serial
F9B-017
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Sky Adventures Inc
Oxford, MI
Certificate issued
2025-03-24
Airworthiness date
1997-07-03
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A367A2
Mode S (octal)
50663642
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N3185T to the current registrant.
  • 1997-07-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1992-09-16
    N3185T previously assigned to a Cessna 177 (s/n 17700485); cancelled.
Overview

About N3185T

N3185T is a 1997 Balloon Works Firefly 9B-15, serial number F9B-017. The FAA register lists Sky Adventures Inc as the registrant in Oxford, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 24, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated July 3, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3185T. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-08-06 Accident · Hygiene, CO Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DEN91FA110
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177 — a different aircraft that carried the N3185T registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: SUICIDE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S OTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION.

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.