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N7408G

Balloon Works Firefly 7

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
F7-278
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Chester, NH
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Registration record

N7408G on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 7
Serial
F7-278
Engines
—
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Chester, NH
Certificate issued
2012-07-19
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A9F601
Mode S (octal)
52373001
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-07-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N7408G to the current registrant.
  • 2007-10-15
    Accident at East Hampstead, NH.
  • 1971-10-13
    N7408G previously assigned to a Cessna 172K / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17259108); cancelled.
Overview

About N7408G

N7408G is a Balloon Works Firefly 7, serial number F7-278. It is registered to an individual in Chester, New Hampshire. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 19, 2012 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats.

N7408G has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2007-10-15 Accident · East Hampstead, NH Serious injury NTSB · CHI08CA017
Reported aircraft: Balloon Works Firefly 7
Probable cause: The pilot's excessive descent rate on approach, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were the adverse winds encountered during the flight, and the presence of the trees and power lines near the landing area.
1971-09-07 Accident · Sparks,Nev, 28 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4293
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172K — a different aircraft that carried the N7408G 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.