Balloon

N3218B

1996 Balloon Works Firefly 9B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
F9B-014
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wicker Basket Balloon Center (Corporation)
Based
Wixom, MI
Registration record

N3218B on the FAA register

Type
1996 Balloon Works Firefly 9B-15
Serial
F9B-014
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Wicker Basket Balloon Center
Wixom, MI
Certificate issued
1996-08-21
Airworthiness date
1996-07-02
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A37579
Mode S (octal)
50672571
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1996-08-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N3218B to the current registrant.
  • 1996-07-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1992-11-19
    N3218B previously assigned to a Piper Tri-Pacer (s/n 222046); cancelled.
Overview

About N3218B

N3218B is a 1996 Balloon Works Firefly 9B-15, serial number F9B-014. The FAA register lists Wicker Basket Balloon Center as the registrant in Wixom, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 21, 1996 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated July 2, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3218B.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3218B.

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.