Balloon

N3286U

1998 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15

Not current (FAA status 7) No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
F7-1050
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Albuquerque, NM
Registration record

N3286U on the FAA register

Type
1998 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-1050
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1998-09-09
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A38F45
Mode S (octal)
50707505
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1998-09-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1963-05-15
    N3286U previously assigned to a Cessna 182F Skylane / 182 Skylane (s/n 18254686); cancelled.
Overview

About N3286U

N3286U is a 1998 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-1050. It is registered to an individual in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated September 9, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3286U.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3286U.

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.