Balloon

N7121C

1988 Balloon Works Firefly 8B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1988
Serial
F8B-143
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
North Clarendon, VT
Registration record

N7121C on the FAA register

Type
1988 Balloon Works Firefly 8B
Serial
F8B-143
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
North Clarendon, VT
Certificate issued
2002-03-20
Airworthiness date
1988-05-05
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A985F9
Mode S (octal)
52302771
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-03-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N7121C to the current registrant.
  • 1988-05-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1979-04-05
    N7121C previously assigned to a Lockheed 1049H (s/n 4648); cancelled.
Overview

About N7121C

N7121C is a 1988 Balloon Works Firefly 8B, serial number F8B-143. It is registered to an individual in North Clarendon, Vermont. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 20, 2002 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 5, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7121C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1962-08-10 Accident · Clark Afb,P.I., 81 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 1 0070
Reported aircraft: Lockheed L-1049 — a different aircraft that carried the N7121C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OVT.

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.