Balloon

N3282V

1997 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
F7-1033
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Big Bend, WI
Registration record

N3282V on the FAA register

Type
1997 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-1033
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Big Bend, WI
Certificate issued
2007-12-20
Airworthiness date
1997-12-18
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A38EBA
Mode S (octal)
50707272
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-12-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N3282V to the current registrant.
  • 1997-12-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1971-04-12
    N3282V previously assigned to a Beechcraft Bonanza 35 (s/n D-732); cancelled.
Overview

About N3282V

N3282V is a 1997 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-1033. It is registered to an individual in Big Bend, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 20, 2007 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated December 18, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3282V. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-01-09 Accident · Wheaton,Minn, 23 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1842
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 35 — a different aircraft that carried the N3282V registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: REPTD BY OBS. PLTS TIME AS OF 3/7/69.

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.