Balloon

N7041L

1999 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
F8B-574
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aerostat Promotions LLC (LLC)
Based
East Granby, CT
Registration record

N7041L on the FAA register

Type
1999 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-574
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Aerostat Promotions LLC
East Granby, CT
Certificate issued
2021-05-11
Airworthiness date
1999-04-20
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A965F0
Mode S (octal)
52262760
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-05-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N7041L to the current registrant.
  • 1999-04-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1995-11-28
    N7041L previously assigned to a Beechcraft B55 Baron (s/n 6512728); cancelled.
Overview

About N7041L

N7041L is a 1999 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-574. The FAA register lists Aerostat Promotions LLC as the registrant in East Granby, Connecticut. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 11, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 20, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7041L. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-04-11 Accident · Novato, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX93FA173
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 95-B55 — a different aircraft that carried the N7041L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON(S).

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.