Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 6B
Balloon · NONE NONE
Registered
11
Year Range
1977–1987
NTSB Events
3
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 6B aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- NC 27.3% 3
- NY 18.2% 2
- IA 18.2% 2
- FL 9.1% 1
- PA 9.1% 1
- OK 9.1% 1
- WY 9.1% 1
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1970s 27.3% 3
- 1980s 45.5% 5
- Unknown 27.3% 3
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 6B aircraft
3 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 3.
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Feb 10, 1984
N3738HBUTLER, Pennsylvania
NTSB Docket → -
May 31, 1968
N3764FNEAH BAY, Washington
NTSB Docket → -
Apr 18, 1965
N7115HWHITEVILLE, North Carolina
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 6B
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 6B
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 6B
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 11 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.
| N-number | St | Year | NTSB | FAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1533G | FL | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1538A | NC | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2039H | NY | 1981 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N3738H | PA | 1983 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N3764F | IA | 1984 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N40371 | OK | 1978 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4038R | IA | 1978 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4052T | NC | 1981 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N40585 | WY | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7115H | NC | 1987 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N8039H | NY | 1977 | · | Look up ↗ |
Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)
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 →