Balloon

N3269D

1996 Balloon Works Firefly 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
F8-420
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Leakey, TX
Registration record

N3269D on the FAA register

Type
1996 Balloon Works Firefly 8
Serial
F8-420
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Leakey, TX
Certificate issued
2003-09-04
Airworthiness date
1996-12-10
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A38831
Mode S (octal)
50704061
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).
  • 2003-09-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N3269D to the current registrant.
  • 1996-12-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1993-03-16
    N3269D previously assigned to a Homebuilt Bentley Gyroplane (s/n 007); cancelled.
  • 1957-02-27
    N3269D previously assigned to a Cessna 180 (s/n 32067); cancelled.
Overview

About N3269D

N3269D is a 1996 Balloon Works Firefly 8, serial number F8-420. It is registered to an individual in Leakey, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 4, 2003 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 December 10, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3269D.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3269D.

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.