Balloon

N74071

Balloon Works Firefly 7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F7-308
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Centennial, CO
Registration record

N74071 on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 7
Serial
F7-308
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Centennial, CO
Certificate issued
2017-08-31
Airworthiness date
1986-03-14
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A9F5F1
Mode S (octal)
52372761
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-08-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N74071 to the current registrant.
  • 1986-03-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1971-01-04
    N74071 previously assigned to a Homebuilt I (s/n 1); cancelled.
Overview

About N74071

N74071 is a Balloon Works Firefly 7, serial number F7-308. It is registered to co-owners in Centennial, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 31, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 14, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N74071. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-07-19 Accident · Jacksboro,Tex, 43 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2202
Reported aircraft: Many Miles 1 — a different aircraft that carried the N74071 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.