Balloon

N74196

Balloon Works Firefly 7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F7-285
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Alta Loma, CA
Registration record

N74196 on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 7
Serial
F7-285
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Alta Loma, CA
Certificate issued
2009-04-29
Airworthiness date
1986-04-09
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A9F9F3
Mode S (octal)
52374763
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-04-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N74196.
  • 1986-04-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N74196

N74196 is a Balloon Works Firefly 7, serial number F7-285. It is registered to co-owners in Alta Loma, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 29, 2009 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 9, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N74196.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N74196.

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.