Balloon

N7252V

2001 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
F8B-618
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Albuquerque, NM
Registration record

N7252V on the FAA register

Type
2001 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-618
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
2019-06-04
Airworthiness date
2001-01-22
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A9B8D1
Mode S (octal)
52334321
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-06-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N7252V to the current registrant.
  • 2001-01-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1985-03-15
    N7252V previously assigned to a Intermountain Callair A-9B (s/n 1307); cancelled.
Overview

About N7252V

N7252V is a 2001 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-618. It is registered to co-owners in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 4, 2019 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated January 22, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7252V. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-06-01 Accident · Maringouin, LA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · FTW84LA263
Reported aircraft: Rockwell A-9B — a different aircraft that carried the N7252V 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.