Balloon

N9044Q

Balloon Works Firefly 7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
A78553S
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Littleton, MA
Registration record

N9044Q on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 7
Serial
A78553S
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Littleton, MA
Certificate issued
1989-08-23
Airworthiness date
1989-05-19
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AC80FB
Mode S (octal)
53100373
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1989-08-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N9044Q to the current registrant.
  • 1989-05-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1970-09-01
    N9044Q previously assigned to a Beechcraft 58 Baron (s/n TH-83); cancelled.
Overview

About N9044Q

N9044Q is a Balloon Works Firefly 7, serial number A78553S. It is registered to an individual in Littleton, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 23, 1989 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 19, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9044Q. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-10-22 Accident · Kailua-Kona, HI Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX84LA026
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22 — a different aircraft that carried the N9044Q 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.