Balloon

N71106

Balloon Works Firefly 7-B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F7B-136
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Worthington, MA
Registration record

N71106 on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 7-B
Serial
F7B-136
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Worthington, MA
Certificate issued
2020-04-06
Airworthiness date
1987-08-27
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A9823B
Mode S (octal)
52301073
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-04-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N71106 to the current registrant.
  • 1987-08-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1970-06-30
    N71106 previously assigned to a Luscombe 8A (s/n 2533); cancelled.
Overview

About N71106

N71106 is a Balloon Works Firefly 7-B, serial number F7B-136. It is registered to an individual in Worthington, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 6, 2020 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated August 27, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N71106. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-05-29 Accident · North Shore Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0524
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8A — a different aircraft that carried the N71106 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: URING ENG.MAINT.PROP SHFT CLEAN,SHFT NUT THREDS OK

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.