Balloon

N71104

1987 Balloon Works Firefly 8B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
F8B-116
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Napa, CA
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Registration record

N71104 on the FAA register

Type
1987 Balloon Works Firefly 8B
Serial
F8B-116
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Napa, CA
Certificate issued
2017-03-23
Airworthiness date
1987-10-28
Registration expires
2027-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A98239
Mode S (octal)
52301071
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-03-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N71104 to the current registrant.
  • 1987-10-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1965-10-05
    N71104 previously assigned to a Luscombe 8A (s/n 2531); cancelled.
Overview

About N71104

N71104 is a 1987 Balloon Works Firefly 8B, serial number F8B-116. It is registered to co-owners in Napa, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 23, 2017 and expires on March 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated October 28, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N71104.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N71104.

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.