Balloon

N830AL

1997 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
F71028
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Niles, IL
Registration record

N830AL on the FAA register

Type
1997 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
Serial
F71028
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Niles, IL
Certificate issued
1998-04-09
Airworthiness date
1997-09-30
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AB5865
Mode S (octal)
52654145
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).
  • 1998-04-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N830AL to the current registrant.
  • 1998-04-07
    N830AL previously assigned to a Balloon Works Firefly 7 (s/n F7037); cancelled.
  • 1997-09-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N830AL

N830AL is a 1997 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15, serial number F71028. It is registered to an individual in Niles, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 9, 1998 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 September 30, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N830AL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N830AL.

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.