Balloon

N3239J

1997 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
F7-1009
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Howell, MI
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Registration record

N3239J on the FAA register

Type
1997 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-1009
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Howell, MI
Certificate issued
2005-10-05
Airworthiness date
1997-04-10
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A37D11
Mode S (octal)
50676421
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-10-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N3239J to the current registrant.
  • 1997-04-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1992-05-19
    N3239J previously assigned to a Cessna T188C (s/n T18803620T); cancelled.
Overview

About N3239J

N3239J is a 1997 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-1009. It is registered to an individual in Howell, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 5, 2005 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 10, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3239J. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-07-02 Accident · Rayville, LA Damage: Destroyed NTSB · FTW87DRD09
Reported aircraft: Cessna T188C — a different aircraft that carried the N3239J registration before this airframe.
1983-02-19 Accident · Puckett, MS Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL83LA112
Reported aircraft: Cessna T188C — a different aircraft that carried the N3239J 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.