Balloon

N70724

Balloon Works Firefly 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F8-436
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blue Ridge Hot Air Balloons LLC (LLC)
Based
Front Royal, VA
Registration record

N70724 on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 8
Serial
F8-436
Engines
—
Registered owner
Blue Ridge Hot Air Balloons LLC
Front Royal, VA
Certificate issued
2018-04-16
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A9714A
Mode S (octal)
52270512
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-04-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N70724 to the current registrant.
  • 1995-10-27
    N70724 previously assigned to a Boeing 737-297 (s/n 21740); cancelled.
  • 1971-05-03
    N70724 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 17742); cancelled.
Overview

About N70724

N70724 is a Balloon Works Firefly 8, serial number F8-436. The FAA register lists Blue Ridge Hot Air Balloons LLC as the registrant in Front Royal, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 16, 2018 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N70724.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N70724.

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.