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N37517

1983 Balloon Works Firefly 7-B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
F7B-094
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sanborn Lee M + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Alto, MI
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Registration record

N37517 on the FAA register

Type
1983 Balloon Works Firefly 7-B
Serial
F7B-094
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Sanborn Lee M + 1 co-owner
Alto, MI
Certificate issued
1984-02-10
Airworthiness date
1983-12-15
Registration expires
2027-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A448F9
Mode S (octal)
51044371
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1984-02-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N37517 to the current registrant.
  • 1983-12-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1970-12-31
    N37517 previously assigned to a Douglas DC-6 (s/n 43006); cancelled.
Overview

About N37517

N37517 is a 1983 Balloon Works Firefly 7-B, serial number F7B-094. The FAA register lists Sanborn Lee M + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Alto, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 10, 1984 and expires on February 28, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated December 15, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N37517.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N37517.

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.