Balloon

N3283E

1998 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
F7-1038
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Dandridge, TN
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Registration record

N3283E on the FAA register

Type
1998 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-1038
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Dandridge, TN
Certificate issued
1998-05-13
Airworthiness date
1998-05-20
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A38ECE
Mode S (octal)
50707316
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-05-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1998-05-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N3283E to the current registrant.
Overview

About N3283E

N3283E is a 1998 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-1038. It is registered to an individual in Dandridge, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 13, 1998 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 20, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3283E. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-06-30 Accident · Glens Falls, NY Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · NYC84FFA03
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 11AC — a different aircraft that carried the N3283E registration before this airframe.

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.