Balloon

N3282P

Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
F8B-520
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Murfreesboro, TN
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Registration record

N3282P on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-520
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Murfreesboro, TN
Certificate issued
2019-03-14
Airworthiness date
1996-10-10
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A38EB4
Mode S (octal)
50707264
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-03-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N3282P to the current registrant.
  • 2017-07-15
    Accident at Murfreesboro, TN.
  • 1996-10-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1961-05-01
    N3282P previously assigned to a Piper PA-23-160 (s/n 23-1227); cancelled.
Overview

About N3282P

N3282P is a Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-520. It is registered to an individual in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 14, 2019 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated October 10, 1996.

N3282P has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2017-07-15 Accident · Murfreesboro, TN Serious injury NTSB · ERA17LA243
Reported aircraft: Balloon Works Firefly 8B 15
Probable cause: The passenger's failure to let go of the balloon's gondola when the balloon began to ascend. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain control of the balloon after landing, which resulted in an inadvertent takeoff.

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.