Balloon

N3287B

1996 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
F8B-518
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Moulton, AL
Registration record

N3287B on the FAA register

Type
1996 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-518
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Moulton, AL
Certificate issued
2024-05-01
Airworthiness date
1996-09-27
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A38F57
Mode S (octal)
50707527
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N3287B to the current registrant.
  • 1996-09-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1959-01-02
    N3287B previously assigned to a Piper Tri-Pacer (s/n 22-2111); cancelled.
Overview

About N3287B

N3287B is a 1996 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-518. It is registered to an individual in Moulton, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 1, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated September 27, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3287B.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3287B.

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.