Balloon

N4069D

1979 Balloon Works Firefly 7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
10043
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Albuquerque, NM
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Registration record

N4069D on the FAA register

Type
1979 Balloon Works Firefly 7
Serial
10043
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
1981-07-20
Airworthiness date
1979-11-20
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A4C682
Mode S (octal)
51143202
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1981-07-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N4069D to the current registrant.
  • 1979-11-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1970-05-21
    N4069D previously assigned to a Cessna 182A Skylane / 182 Skylane (s/n 34769); cancelled.
Overview

About N4069D

N4069D is a 1979 Balloon Works Firefly 7, serial number 10043. It is registered to an individual in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 20, 1981 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated November 20, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4069D. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-10-26 Accident · Merced,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4784
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182A — a different aircraft that carried the N4069D registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: T,NO FLASHLIGHT.PLT CERT NOT VALID FOR NIGHT FLT.

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.