Balloon

N74068

Balloon Works Firefly 7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F7-315
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Statesville, NC
Registration record

N74068 on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 7
Serial
F7-315
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Statesville, NC
Certificate issued
2017-12-05
Airworthiness date
1986-04-10
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A9F5D5
Mode S (octal)
52372725
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-12-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N74068 to the current registrant.
  • 1986-04-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1972-04-25
    N74068 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Cougar (s/n 44630); cancelled.
Overview

About N74068

N74068 is a Balloon Works Firefly 7, serial number F7-315. It is registered to an individual in Statesville, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 5, 2017 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 10, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N74068. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-06-04 Accident · Moore,Okla, 36 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2018
Reported aircraft: Cougar 010A — a different aircraft that carried the N74068 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AILED OVR END OF RWY,CRASH LND.FUEL INDC WIRE BENT

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.