Balloon

N32143

Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F8B-542
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Candler, NC
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Registration record

N32143 on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-542
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Candler, NC
Certificate issued
2026-10-02
Airworthiness date
1997-06-26
Registration expires
2033-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A37507
Mode S (octal)
50672407
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-10-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N32143 to the current registrant.
  • 1997-06-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1993-05-20
    N32143 previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160 (s/n 287525028); cancelled.
  • 1951-08-22
    N32143 previously assigned to a Waco UPF-7 (s/n 5775); cancelled.
Overview

About N32143

N32143 is a Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-542. It is registered to an individual in Candler, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 2, 2026 and expires on October 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 26, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N32143. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-05-26 Accident · Bolivar, MO Damage: Destroyed NTSB · MKC86LA118
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-140 — a different aircraft that carried the N32143 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.