Balloon

N3742R

Balloon Works Firefly 7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F7-115
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Crystal Lake, IL
Registration record

N3742R on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 7
Serial
F7-115
Engines
—
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Crystal Lake, IL
Certificate issued
2018-06-22
Airworthiness date
1983-12-14
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A44555
Mode S (octal)
51042525
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-06-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N3742R to the current registrant.
  • 1983-12-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1970-12-31
    N3742R previously assigned to a Cessna 172H Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17255542); cancelled.
Overview

About N3742R

N3742R is a Balloon Works Firefly 7, serial number F7-115. It is registered to an individual in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 22, 2018 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated December 14, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3742R. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-10-04 Accident · Turlock,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3277
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172H — a different aircraft that carried the N3742R 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.