Balloon

N7071C

1999 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
F8B-587
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

N7071C on the FAA register

Type
1999 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-587
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
2014-04-21
Airworthiness date
1999-09-23
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A9710D
Mode S (octal)
52270415
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).
  • 2014-04-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N7071C to the current registrant.
  • 1999-09-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1995-04-14
    N7071C previously assigned to a Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 (s/n 400); cancelled.
  • 1968-10-07
    N7071C previously assigned to a Homebuilt T-37C (s/n 41040); cancelled.
Overview

About N7071C

N7071C is a 1999 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-587. It is registered to an individual in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 21, 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 September 23, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7071C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-02-09 Accident · Mcgrath, AK Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ANC86LA026
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-235 — a different aircraft that carried the N7071C registration before this airframe.

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.