Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8
Balloon · NONE NONE
Registered
18
Year Range
1990–1999
NTSB Events
8
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8 aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- VA 16.7% 3
- CO 11.1% 2
- CA 11.1% 2
- NY 11.1% 2
- ID 5.6% 1
- AR 5.6% 1
- TX 5.6% 1
- NC 5.6% 1
- OK 5.6% 1
- WY 5.6% 1
+3 more states
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1990s 55.6% 10
- Unknown 44.4% 8
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8 aircraft
8 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 8.
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Aug 6, 2016
N317WNorthwood, New Hampshire Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 6, 2000
N9091RTULSA, Oklahoma Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Sep 30, 1993
N777HBEDGEWOOD, New Mexico
NTSB Docket → -
May 21, 1992
N30922ST. IGNATIUS, Montana Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Nov 28, 1986
N3691HWATERTOWN, Wisconsin
NTSB Docket → -
Nov 11, 1980
N7053ZWHITE CASTLE, Louisiana
NTSB Docket → -
Mar 23, 1974
N30922NEWPORT, Oregon
NTSB Docket → -
Apr 14, 1965
N9069DKOTZEBUE, Alaska Fatal
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8
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 8
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 8
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 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N25536 | CO | 1992 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N25902 | VA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N30922 | ID | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N317W | AR | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N3208G | CA | 1996 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N3269D | TX | 1996 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N3691H | NC | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N7013U | NY | 1999 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7053Z | VA | 1998 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N70724 | VA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N72104 | OK | 1999 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N72277 | WY | 1999 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N777HB | NY | 1997 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N9069D | CA | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N9070D | FL | 1990 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N90719 | NV | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9074M | CO | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9091R | IL | 1990 | ● | 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 →