Balloon

N3280E

Balloon Works Firefly 7B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F7B-375
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Manhattan, KS
Registration record

N3280E on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 7B-15
Serial
F7B-375
Engines
—
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Manhattan, KS
Certificate issued
2026-07-03
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2033-07-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A38E65
Mode S (octal)
50707145
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N3280E to the current registrant.
  • 1981-08-17
    N3280E previously assigned to a Cessna 172N Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17271491); cancelled.
  • 1955-03-04
    N3280E previously assigned to a Aeronca 11AC Chief (s/n 11AC-1653); cancelled.
Overview

About N3280E

N3280E is a Balloon Works Firefly 7B-15, serial number F7B-375. It is registered to an individual in Manhattan, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 3, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3280E.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3280E.

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.