Balloon

N71063

Balloon Works Firefly 7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F7-391
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Get High Incorporated (Corporation)
Based
Longview, TX
Registration record

N71063 on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 7
Serial
F7-391
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Get High Incorporated
Longview, TX
Certificate issued
1987-07-07
Airworthiness date
1987-05-08
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A97F53
Mode S (octal)
52277523
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1987-07-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N71063 to the current registrant.
  • 1987-05-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1971-04-02
    N71063 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 18084); cancelled.
Overview

About N71063

N71063 is a Balloon Works Firefly 7, serial number F7-391. The FAA register lists Get High Incorporated as the registrant in Longview, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 7, 1987 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 8, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N71063. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-08-25 Accident · Sanford,Nc, 33 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3691
Reported aircraft: Piper J3C-65 — a different aircraft that carried the N71063 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Y. STRUCK TREES ON PULL OUT.

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.