Balloon

N7185S

2000 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
F7-1082
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Olathe, KS
Registration record

N7185S on the FAA register

Type
2000 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-1082
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Olathe, KS
Certificate issued
2000-04-19
Airworthiness date
2000-03-28
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A99CDD
Mode S (octal)
52316335
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-04-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N7185S to the current registrant.
  • 2000-03-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1996-02-23
    N7185S previously assigned to a Cessna 150H (s/n 15067885); cancelled.
Overview

About N7185S

N7185S is a 2000 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-1082. It is registered to co-owners in Olathe, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 19, 2000 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 28, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7185S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-01-04 Accident · Fayetteville, TN Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL95LA034
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150H — a different aircraft that carried the N7185S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT.

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.