Balloon

N3253E

1996 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
F7-908
Class
Balloon
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Brookfield, MO
Registration record

N3253E on the FAA register

Type
1996 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-908
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Brookfield, MO
Certificate issued
2019-06-28
Airworthiness date
1996-06-17
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A383A9
Mode S (octal)
50701651
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-06-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N3253E to the current registrant.
  • 1996-06-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1978-10-06
    N3253E previously assigned to a Cessna 172N Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17271481); cancelled.
Overview

About N3253E

N3253E is a 1996 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-908. It is registered to an individual in Brookfield, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 28, 2019 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 17, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3253E.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3253E.

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.