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N7005U

1999 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
F8B-575
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

N7005U on the FAA register

Type
1999 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-575
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
2014-04-28
Airworthiness date
1999-04-07
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A957A8
Mode S (octal)
52253650
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).
  • 2014-04-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N7005U to the current registrant.
  • 1999-04-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1996-04-17
    N7005U previously assigned to a Boeing 727-22 (s/n 18297); cancelled.
Overview

About N7005U

N7005U is a 1999 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-575. It is registered to an individual in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 28, 2014 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 7, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N7005U.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N7005U.

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.