Balloon

N4049R

1979 Balloon Works Firefly 5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
510
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Chickasha, OK
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Registration record

N4049R on the FAA register

Type
1979 Balloon Works Firefly 5
Serial
510
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Chickasha, OK
Certificate issued
2014-09-25
Airworthiness date
1979-03-26
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A4BF20
Mode S (octal)
51137440
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-09-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N4049R to the current registrant.
  • 1979-03-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1968-06-26
    N4049R previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 6/300 / Cherokee Six 300 / PA-32-300 (s/n 32-40349); cancelled.
Overview

About N4049R

N4049R is a 1979 Balloon Works Firefly 5, serial number 510. It is registered to an individual in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 25, 2014 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 26, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4049R. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-05-23 Accident · Cleveland,Ohio, 35 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2009
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32 — a different aircraft that carried the N4049R registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PUMP.

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.