Balloon

N70080

1998 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
F7-1059
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Midland, VA
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Registration record

N70080 on the FAA register

Type
1998 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-1059
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Midland, VA
Certificate issued
2019-01-31
Airworthiness date
1998-10-29
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A95817
Mode S (octal)
52254027
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-01-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N70080 to the current registrant.
  • 1998-10-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1996-01-22
    N70080 previously assigned to a Cessna 172M Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172K Skyhawk (s/n 17267190); cancelled.
  • 1956-02-20
    N70080 previously assigned to a Timm N2T-1 (s/n 213); cancelled.
Overview

About N70080

N70080 is a 1998 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-1059. It is registered to co-owners in Midland, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 31, 2019 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated October 29, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N70080. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-10-12 Accident · Norwich, VT Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · BFO96FA007
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172M — a different aircraft that carried the N70080 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), during a low altitude operation. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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.