Balloon

N3288L

Balloon Works Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F7-891
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Balloon Stromers Inc (Corporation)
Based
Ashland, MO
Registration record

N3288L on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-891
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Balloon Stromers Inc
Ashland, MO
Certificate issued
2023-12-17
Airworthiness date
1996-01-29
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A38F83
Mode S (octal)
50707603
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N3288L to the current registrant.
  • 1996-01-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1972-02-16
    N3288L previously assigned to a Cessna 172H Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17256188); cancelled.
Overview

About N3288L

N3288L is a Balloon Works Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-891. The FAA register lists Balloon Stromers Inc as the registrant in Ashland, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 17, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated January 29, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3288L. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-12-05 Accident · Granton,Wis, 49 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4560
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172H — a different aircraft that carried the N3288L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INTER STORAGE. HIT TREES 70 FT AGL.

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.