Balloon

N3209M

1997 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
F8B-529
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Old World Balloonery LLC (LLC)
Based
Overland Park, KS
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Registration record

N3209M on the FAA register

Type
1997 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-529
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Old World Balloonery LLC
Overland Park, KS
Certificate issued
2012-07-23
Airworthiness date
1997-05-13
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A371EF
Mode S (octal)
50670757
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-07-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N3209M to the current registrant.
  • 1997-05-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1956-03-22
    N3209M previously assigned to a Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser / Super Cub (s/n 12-1879); cancelled.
Overview

About N3209M

N3209M is a 1997 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-529. The FAA register lists Old World Balloonery LLC as the registrant in Overland Park, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 23, 2012 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 13, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3209M.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3209M.

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.