Balloon

N3290D

1996 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
F8B-516
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Newport News, VA
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Registration record

N3290D on the FAA register

Type
1996 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-516
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Newport News, VA
Certificate issued
2024-10-22
Airworthiness date
1996-09-03
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A3921B
Mode S (octal)
50711033
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N3290D.
  • 1996-09-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N3290D

N3290D is a 1996 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-516. It is registered to an individual in Newport News, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 22, 2024 and expires on October 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 3, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3290D.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3290D.

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.