N4038R
1978 Balloon Works Firefly 6B
N4038R on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2030-01-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2014-01-16Certificate of registration issued as N4038R to the current registrant.
- 1978Manufactured (1978).
- 1971-06-14N4038R previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 180 / Archer / Challenger 180 (s/n 28-7105134); cancelled.
- 1968-12-09N4038R previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 6/300 / Cherokee Six 300 / PA-32-300 (s/n 32-40333); cancelled.
About N4038R
N4038R is a 1978 Balloon Works Firefly 6B, serial number 6740. The FAA register lists Balloons Over Iowa Ltd as the registrant in Carlisle, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 16, 2014 and expires on January 31, 2030.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4038R.
Accident & incident history
✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4038R.
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.
