Balloon

N4044W

1979 Balloon Works Firefly 7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
7880
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Littleton, MA
Registration record

N4044W on the FAA register

Type
1979 Balloon Works Firefly 7
Serial
7880
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Littleton, MA
Certificate issued
1989-01-06
Airworthiness date
1979-05-10
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A4BE76
Mode S (octal)
51137166
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1989-01-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N4044W to the current registrant.
  • 1979-05-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1967-03-16
    N4044W previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 6/300 / Cherokee Six 300 / PA-32-300 (s/n 32-40078); cancelled.
Overview

About N4044W

N4044W is a 1979 Balloon Works Firefly 7, serial number 7880. It is registered to an individual in Littleton, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 6, 1989 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 10, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4044W.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4044W.

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.