Balloon

N48JD

1974 Balloon Works Firefly 7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
141
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Greensboro, NC
Registration record

N48JD on the FAA register

Type
1974 Balloon Works Firefly 7
Serial
141
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Greensboro, NC
Certificate issued
1974-05-07
Airworthiness date
1974-04-18
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A5E70C
Mode S (octal)
51363414
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1974-05-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N48JD.
  • 1974-04-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N48JD

N48JD is a 1974 Balloon Works Firefly 7, serial number 141. It is registered to an individual in Greensboro, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 7, 1974 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 18, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N48JD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N48JD.

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.