Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 7B-15
Balloon · NONE NONE
Registered
33
Year Range
0–1999
NTSB Events
17
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 7B-15 aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- MO 27.3% 9
- IA 12.1% 4
- CO 12.1% 4
- NM 9.1% 3
- NE 6.1% 2
- IN 3.0% 1
- VT 3.0% 1
- OK 3.0% 1
- WI 3.0% 1
- KS 3.0% 1
+6 more states
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1990s 45.5% 15
- Unknown 54.5% 18
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 7B-15 aircraft
17 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 17.
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Aug 26, 2002
N242MSOklahoma City, Oklahoma Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 10, 1997
N90755COLUMBIA, Missouri Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Jul 24, 1993
N9067YCOLORADO SPRGS, Colorado Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Dec 7, 1986
N25592DAVIS, California Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Jan 31, 1986
N25735DES MOINES, Iowa
NTSB Docket → -
Feb 27, 1984
N25592EMIGRANT GAP, California
NTSB Docket → -
Jul 10, 1983
N25718SCOTTSBLUFF, Nebraska
NTSB Docket → -
May 16, 1982
N25718SCOTTSBLUFF, Nebraska
NTSB Docket → -
Nov 12, 1980
N2580NSTRONGSVILLE, Ohio Serious
NTSB Docket → -
May 21, 1979
N90755GALVESTON, Texas
NTSB Docket → -
Sep 17, 1970
N2570GDARLINGTON, South Carolina Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Dec 18, 1969
N7078SKENNESAW, Georgia
NTSB Docket → -
May 16, 1969
N7061PTHREE LAKES, Wisconsin
NTSB Docket → -
Nov 20, 1968
N2570GMONROE, North Carolina Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 30, 1968
N7076RGREELY, Colorado
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 11, 1968
N7061PMERRILL, Wisconsin
NTSB Docket → -
Nov 22, 1966
N2570GBLOCK ISLAND, Rhode Island
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 7B-15
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 7B-15
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 7B-15
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 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N242MS | NM | 1997 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N25577 | IN | 1995 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N25592 | IA | 1992 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N25657 | VT | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N25664 | MO | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2570G | OK | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N25718 | IA | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N25735 | WI | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N2578G | MO | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2580N | MO | 1994 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N2586E | IA | 1995 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2587Z | MO | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2593M | MO | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N3125K | CO | 1996 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N31527 | KS | 1997 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N3202Y | NC | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N3245F | CO | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N3280E | MO | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N32824 | CO | 1995 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N3284C | MO | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N32866 | VA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N32885 | CT | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N3289G | FL | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N3291A | CA | 1996 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7061P | NE | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N7076R | IA | 1998 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N7078S | NM | 1999 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N7082K | MO | 1999 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7179M | NE | 1998 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N71912 | OH | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9067Y | CO | 1991 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N90755 | MO | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N9080Z | NM | 1995 | · | 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 →