Balloon

N4042K

1979 Balloon Works Firefly 7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
7856
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ceresco, NE
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Registration record

N4042K on the FAA register

Type
1979 Balloon Works Firefly 7
Serial
7856
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ceresco, NE
Certificate issued
2014-05-13
Airworthiness date
1979-03-07
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A4BE25
Mode S (octal)
51137045
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-05-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N4042K to the current registrant.
  • 1979-03-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1949-11-22
    N4042K previously assigned to a North American Navion (s/n NAV-4-1042); cancelled.
Overview

About N4042K

N4042K is a 1979 Balloon Works Firefly 7, serial number 7856. It is registered to an individual in Ceresco, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 13, 2014 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 7, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4042K.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4042K.

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.