Balloon

N32889

1997 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
F71008
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Columbia Air Sports Inc (Corporation)
Based
Columbia, MO
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Registration record

N32889 on the FAA register

Type
1997 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
Serial
F71008
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Columbia Air Sports Inc
Columbia, MO
Certificate issued
2008-05-21
Airworthiness date
1997-02-06
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A38F9A
Mode S (octal)
50707632
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-05-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N32889 to the current registrant.
  • 1997-02-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1993-03-26
    N32889 previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 180 / Archer / Challenger 180 (s/n 287505101); cancelled.
Overview

About N32889

N32889 is a 1997 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15, serial number F71008. The FAA register lists Columbia Air Sports Inc as the registrant in Columbia, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 21, 2008 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated February 6, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N32889. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-10-03 Accident · Powell, WY Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · SEA93LA003
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-180 — a different aircraft that carried the N32889 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ASSURE CLEARANCE FROM THE RADIO TOWER. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE MARKED TOWER AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.
1978-07-07 Accident · Flower Mound,Tx, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1794
Reported aircraft: Piper J5A — a different aircraft that carried the N32889 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.