Balloon

N3198T

1997 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
F8B-539
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Shelby, NC
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Registration record

N3198T on the FAA register

Type
1997 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-539
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Shelby, NC
Certificate issued
2016-02-17
Airworthiness date
1997-06-08
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A36BC2
Mode S (octal)
50665702
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-02-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N3198T to the current registrant.
  • 1997-06-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N3198T

N3198T is a 1997 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-539. It is registered to an individual in Shelby, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 17, 2016 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 8, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3198T. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-12-23 Accident · Rehoboth Bch,Del, 08 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4170
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177 — a different aircraft that carried the N3198T registration before this airframe.

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.