Balloon

N3287V

1997 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
F8B-549
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Chino, CA
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Registration record

N3287V on the FAA register

Type
1997 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-549
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Chino, CA
Certificate issued
2024-05-20
Airworthiness date
1997-12-16
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A38F69
Mode S (octal)
50707551
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).
  • 2024-05-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N3287V to the current registrant.
  • 1997-12-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1971-01-25
    N3287V previously assigned to a Beechcraft Bonanza 35 (s/n D-738); cancelled.
Overview

About N3287V

N3287V is a 1997 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-549. It is registered to co-owners in Chino, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 20, 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 December 16, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3287V. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-10-12 Accident · Carlsbad Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2969
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 35 — a different aircraft that carried the N3287V registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OUNDED . PILOT WAS PULLING PROPELLER THROUGH

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.