Balloon

N7071S

1999 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
F7-1072
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
South Lyon, MI
Registration record

N7071S on the FAA register

Type
1999 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-1072
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
South Lyon, MI
Certificate issued
2023-12-10
Airworthiness date
1999-06-21
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A9711B
Mode S (octal)
52270433
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N7071S to the current registrant.
  • 1999-06-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1995-10-23
    N7071S previously assigned to a Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 (s/n 415); cancelled.
  • 1971-02-19
    N7071S previously assigned to a Cessna 150H (s/n 15067771); cancelled.
Overview

About N7071S

N7071S is a 1999 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-1072. It is registered to co-owners in South Lyon, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 10, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 21, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7071S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-09-28 Accident · Clementon,Nj, 30 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4666
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N7071S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: W PASS.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 201 MG PCT.

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.