Balloon

N3286R

1998 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
F8B-558
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Albany, OR
Registration record

N3286R on the FAA register

Type
1998 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-558
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Albany, OR
Certificate issued
1998-08-19
Airworthiness date
1998-05-27
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A38F42
Mode S (octal)
50707502
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-08-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N3286R.
  • 1998-05-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N3286R

N3286R is a 1998 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-558. It is registered to an individual in Albany, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 19, 1998 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 27, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3286R.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3286R.

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.