Balloon

N5182U

1987 Medema/Balloon Works Firefly 7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
114
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Rio Rancho, NM
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Registration record

N5182U on the FAA register

Type
1987 Medema/Balloon Works Firefly 7
Serial
114
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rio Rancho, NM
Certificate issued
2025-11-20
Airworthiness date
2007-09-19
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A681D8
Mode S (octal)
51500730
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N5182U to the current registrant.
  • 2007-09-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
  • 1980-05-16
    N5182U previously assigned to a Cessna 172RG Cutlass (s/n 172RG0276); cancelled.
  • 1964-05-26
    N5182U previously assigned to a Cessna 206 (s/n 206-0182); cancelled.
Overview

About N5182U

N5182U is a 1987 Medema/Balloon Works Firefly 7, serial number 114. It is registered to co-owners in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 20, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated September 19, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5182U. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-09-15 Accident · Baytown, TX Serious injury NTSB · FTW91LA161
Reported aircraft: Barnes AX 7 — a different aircraft that carried the N5182U registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE CREWMEMBERS IMPROPER POSTURE DURING LANDING WHICH LED TO A SERIOUS INJURY.

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.