Balloon

N71159

1988 Balloon Works Firefly 7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1988
Serial
F7-420
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mountain Brook, AL
Registration record

N71159 on the FAA register

Type
1988 Balloon Works Firefly 7
Serial
F7-420
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mountain Brook, AL
Certificate issued
1998-04-01
Airworthiness date
1988-01-13
Registration expires
2027-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A982ED
Mode S (octal)
52301355
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-04-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N71159 to the current registrant.
  • 1988-01-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1965-05-21
    N71159 previously assigned to a Luscombe 8A (s/n 2586); cancelled.
Overview

About N71159

N71159 is a 1988 Balloon Works Firefly 7, serial number F7-420. It is registered to an individual in Mountain Brook, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 1, 1998 and expires on January 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated January 13, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N71159.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N71159.

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.