Balloon

N7109F

Balloon Works Firefly 8B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F8B-113
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wicker Basket Balloon Center (Corporation)
Based
Wixom, MI
Registration record

N7109F on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 8B
Serial
F8B-113
Engines
—
Registered owner
Wicker Basket Balloon Center
Wixom, MI
Certificate issued
2000-10-02
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A97FA6
Mode S (octal)
52277646
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-10-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N7109F to the current registrant.
  • 1972-12-22
    N7109F previously assigned to a Cessna 150F (s/n 15063709); cancelled.
Overview

About N7109F

N7109F is a Balloon Works Firefly 8B, serial number F8B-113. The FAA register lists Wicker Basket Balloon Center as the registrant in Wixom, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 2, 2000 and expires on July 31, 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 this airframe as N7109F. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-07-22 Accident · Lakewood,Wis, 49 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3951
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150F — a different aircraft that carried the N7109F registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AY DOWN RWY. DENSITY ALT ABOUT 5000 FT.

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.