Balloon

N40518

Balloon Works Firefly 7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
11143
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Greeley, CO
Registration record

N40518 on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 7
Serial
11143
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Greeley, CO
Certificate issued
2021-11-19
Airworthiness date
1982-04-15
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A4C1D0
Mode S (octal)
51140720
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-11-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N40518 to the current registrant.
  • 1982-04-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1974-02-01
    N40518 previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 27-7405248); cancelled.
Overview

About N40518

N40518 is a Balloon Works Firefly 7, serial number 11143. It is registered to an individual in Greeley, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 19, 2021 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 15, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N40518.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N40518.

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.