Balloon

N3210R

1996 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
F8B-501
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Worthington, MA
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Registration record

N3210R on the FAA register

Type
1996 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-501
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Worthington, MA
Certificate issued
2015-05-28
Airworthiness date
1996-07-10
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A3746F
Mode S (octal)
50672157
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-05-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N3210R to the current registrant.
  • 1996-07-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1992-09-08
    N3210R previously assigned to a Homebuilt YAK-18A (s/n 2232036); cancelled.
Overview

About N3210R

N3210R is a 1996 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-501. It is registered to an individual in Worthington, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 28, 2015 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated July 10, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3210R. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-05-09 Accident · Richmond, TX Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · FTW92FA127
Reported aircraft: Nanchang YAK-18A — a different aircraft that carried the N3210R registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY AND THE LOW ALTITUDE.

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.