Balloon

N3741X

1983 Balloon Works Firefly 8B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
F8B-001
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Groton, CT
Registration record

N3741X on the FAA register

Type
1983 Balloon Works Firefly 8B
Serial
F8B-001
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Groton, CT
Certificate issued
2007-09-20
Airworthiness date
1991-06-24
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A44538
Mode S (octal)
51042470
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-09-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N3741X to the current registrant.
  • 1991-06-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1983
    Manufactured (1983).
  • 1975-12-30
    N3741X previously assigned to a Aero Commander 100-180 (s/n 5051); cancelled.
Overview

About N3741X

N3741X is a 1983 Balloon Works Firefly 8B, serial number F8B-001. It is registered to an individual in Groton, Connecticut. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 20, 2007 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated June 24, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3741X.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3741X.

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.