Balloon

N71087

1995 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1995
Serial
F8B-482
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fresno, CA
Registration record

N71087 on the FAA register

Type
1995 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-482
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fresno, CA
Certificate issued
1996-05-07
Airworthiness date
1995-08-23
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A97F9D
Mode S (octal)
52277635
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1996-05-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N71087 to the current registrant.
  • 1995-08-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1971-02-08
    N71087 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 18117); cancelled.
Overview

About N71087

N71087 is a 1995 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-482. It is registered to an individual in Fresno, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 7, 1996 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated August 23, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N71087.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N71087.

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.