Balloon

N3287J

1998 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
F7-1040
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Tallahassee, FL
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Registration record

N3287J on the FAA register

Type
1998 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-1040
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Tallahassee, FL
Certificate issued
1998-11-20
Airworthiness date
1998-05-19
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A38F5E
Mode S (octal)
50707536
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).
  • 1998-11-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N3287J to the current registrant.
  • 1998-05-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N3287J

N3287J is a 1998 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-1040. It is registered to co-owners in Tallahassee, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 20, 1998 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 May 19, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3287J. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-09-05 Accident · Smithville, TN Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL86LA245
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150G — a different aircraft that carried the N3287J registration before this airframe.
1970-06-28 Accident · Ithaca,Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0697
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N3287J 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.