Balloon

N9043Z

Balloon Works Firefly 8B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F8B-168
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Dandridge, TN
Registration record

N9043Z on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 8B
Serial
F8B-168
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Dandridge, TN
Certificate issued
2015-07-24
Airworthiness date
1989-03-02
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AC80E1
Mode S (octal)
53100341
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).
  • 2015-07-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N9043Z to the current registrant.
  • 1989-03-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1988-07-25
    N9043Z previously assigned to a Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A (s/n 1Z01618); cancelled.
Overview

About N9043Z

N9043Z is a Balloon Works Firefly 8B, serial number F8B-168. It is registered to an individual in Dandridge, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 24, 2015 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 2, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N9043Z.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N9043Z.

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.