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N7227S

1998 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
F8B-565
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Decatur, IN
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Registration record

N7227S on the FAA register

Type
1998 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-565
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Decatur, IN
Certificate issued
2002-06-20
Airworthiness date
1998-11-30
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A9AE58
Mode S (octal)
52327130
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-06-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N7227S to the current registrant.
  • 1998-11-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1991-07-11
    N7227S previously assigned to a Cessna 150H (s/n 15067927); cancelled.
Overview

About N7227S

N7227S is a 1998 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-565. It is registered to an individual in Decatur, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 20, 2002 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated November 30, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N7227S.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N7227S.

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.