Public Record · As of May 5, 2026
N777HB
Balloon Works FIREFLY 8 · 1997 View Type →
Status
Registration Valid
Type
Balloon
Engine
NONE NONE
Last Cert Issue
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01 / Registration
Filed with the Federal Aviation Administration
Every cell below is a literal field from the FAA Aircraft Registry. Click any value to open the FAA registry record for N777HB.
Tail Number
N777HB
Serial Number
F8-422
Make
BALLOON WORKS
Model
FIREFLY 8
Year of Manufacture
1997
Mfr / Model Code
1050109
Type Aircraft
Balloon
Type Engine
None
Engines
—
Seats
1
Engine Manufacturer
NONE
Engine Model
NONE
Horsepower
—
Weight Class
CLASS 1
Certification
Standard (+1 flag) · code 1B
Registrant
MARKOWITZ DAVID · Individual
Address
265 HAWKINS RD · MARYLAND, NY 12116-3209
FAA Region
1 · County 077
Status
Registration Valid
Airworthiness Date
—
Cert Issue Date
—
Expiration Date
—
Last FAA Action
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Mode S Hex (ICAO24)
AA83B9
Mode S (Octal)
52501671
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02 / NTSB Records
Events on file with the National Transportation Safety Board
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Sep 30, 1993
EDGEWOOD, New Mexico
Airport · NM51 SANDIA AIRPARK, EAST
03 / Airworthiness Directives
Applicable to BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8
Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directives matched to make and model. Each entry links to the Federal Register publication.
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Service Difficulty Reports
FAA SDR filings
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05 / Related
More on Balloon Works FIREFLY 8 in the Atlas
Balloon Works FIREFLY 8 type page → — 18 registered · 8 NTSB records
Recent NTSB events · this type
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Aug 6, 2016
Northwood, New Hampshire Serious
Atlas event → -
Aug 6, 2000
TULSA, Oklahoma Serious
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May 21, 1992
ST. IGNATIUS, Montana Fatal
Atlas event → -
Nov 28, 1986
WATERTOWN, Wisconsin None
Atlas event → -
Nov 11, 1980
WHITE CASTLE, Louisiana None
Atlas event →
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06 / Sources & Methodology
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