Balloon

N7078S

1999 Balloon Works Firefly 7B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
F7B-389
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rio Rancho, NM
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Registration record

N7078S on the FAA register

Type
1999 Balloon Works Firefly 7B-15
Serial
F7B-389
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rio Rancho, NM
Certificate issued
2019-06-24
Airworthiness date
1999-09-02
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A97210
Mode S (octal)
52271020
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-06-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N7078S to the current registrant.
  • 1999-09-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1995-07-21
    N7078S previously assigned to a Bell 412SP (s/n 33179); cancelled.
  • 1972-04-10
    N7078S previously assigned to a Cessna 150 (s/n 15067778); cancelled.
Overview

About N7078S

N7078S is a 1999 Balloon Works Firefly 7B-15, serial number F7B-389. It is registered to an individual in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 24, 2019 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated September 2, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7078S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-12-18 Accident · Kennesaw,Ga, 10 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4500
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150H — a different aircraft that carried the N7078S 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.