Balloon

N7179M

1998 Balloon Works Firefly 7B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
F7B-384
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Omaha, NE
Registration record

N7179M on the FAA register

Type
1998 Balloon Works Firefly 7B-15
Serial
F7B-384
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Omaha, NE
Certificate issued
2023-11-03
Airworthiness date
1998-12-16
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A999AD
Mode S (octal)
52314655
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N7179M to the current registrant.
  • 1998-12-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1995-08-14
    N7179M previously assigned to a Cessna 175 (s/n 55479); cancelled.
Overview

About N7179M

N7179M is a 1998 Balloon Works Firefly 7B-15, serial number F7B-384. It is registered to an individual in Omaha, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 3, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated December 16, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N7179M.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N7179M.

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.