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N3281W

1996 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
F7-899
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Trenton, OH
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Registration record

N3281W on the FAA register

Type
1996 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-899
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Trenton, OH
Certificate issued
2024-08-20
Airworthiness date
1996-07-02
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A38E98
Mode S (octal)
50707230
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N3281W to the current registrant.
  • 1996-07-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1969-02-17
    N3281W previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 6/260 / PA-32-260 / Cherokee Six 260 (s/n 32-112); cancelled.
Overview

About N3281W

N3281W is a 1996 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-899. It is registered to an individual in Trenton, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 20, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

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 N3281W.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3281W.

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.