Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 5
Balloon · NONE NONE
Registered
5
Year Range
1976–1981
NTSB Events
1
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 5 aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- CO 40.0% 2
- WY 20.0% 1
- OK 20.0% 1
- MO 20.0% 1
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1970s 60.0% 3
- 1980s 20.0% 1
- Unknown 20.0% 1
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 5 aircraft
1 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 1.
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May 23, 1968
N4049RCLEVELAND, Ohio Minor
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 5
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Type Certificate Data Sheets
FAA TCDS for BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 5
The TCDS is the legal certification document — weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, operating limitations. 1 match in the FAA catalog.
- A14SO Historical Rev 34 · 11/15/2000
Conn Sidney
Models: Firefly 9B-15, Firefly Bottle, Firefly 8 Cube, Firefly 6B + 24 more
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 5
Advisory Circulars
No ACs explicitly mention this type. Showing universal operating-rule ACs that apply to all aircraft.
Recent Federal Register activity
Latest rulemakings touching general operating rules (Part 91) and maintenance rules (Part 43).
- 2026-04-17 Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Cases FR ↗
- 2026-02-10 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of Extension FR ↗
- 2026-02-02 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production FR ↗
- 2026-01-28 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period FR ↗
- 2026-01-07 Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems FR ↗
05 / Aircraft of this type
All 5 registered N-numbers
Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.
05 / Sources & Methodology
Every count traces back to a primary US-government source
- FAA Aircraft Registry →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- NTSB CAROL →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →