Balloon

N7234T

1999 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
F8B-584
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Island Balloons Inc (Corporation)
Based
Lanexa, VA
Registration record

N7234T on the FAA register

Type
1999 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-584
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Island Balloons Inc
Lanexa, VA
Certificate issued
2023-07-11
Airworthiness date
1999-07-21
Registration expires
2030-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A9B1A7
Mode S (octal)
52330647
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-07-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N7234T to the current registrant.
  • 1999-07-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1971-08-20
    N7234T previously assigned to a Cessna 172A / 172 Skyhawk / 175A (s/n 46834); cancelled.
Overview

About N7234T

N7234T is a 1999 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-584. The FAA register lists Island Balloons Inc as the registrant in Lanexa, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 11, 2023 and expires on July 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated July 21, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7234T. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-06-29 Accident · Bakersville Nc, 33 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1729
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N7234T registration before this airframe.

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.