Balloon

N70396

Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F8B-586
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Portal, AZ
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Registration record

N70396 on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-586
Engines
—
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Portal, AZ
Certificate issued
2021-02-19
Airworthiness date
1999-10-12
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A96365
Mode S (octal)
52261545
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-02-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N70396 to the current registrant.
  • 1999-10-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1995-07-27
    N70396 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Kitfox (s/n 266); cancelled.
  • 1970-06-09
    N70396 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 17389); cancelled.
Overview

About N70396

N70396 is a Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-586. It is registered to an individual in Portal, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 19, 2021 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated October 12, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N70396. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-03-25 Accident · Purvis, MS Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · MIA89LA114
Reported aircraft: Dyar KIT Fox — a different aircraft that carried the N70396 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE ENGINE'S REAR PISTON. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF ALTITUDE FOR A FORCED LANDING AND TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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.