Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B
Balloon · NONE NONE
Registered
38
Year Range
0–1991
NTSB Events
10
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- CA 10.8% 4
- CO 10.8% 4
- MI 8.1% 3
- NV 8.1% 3
- FL 5.4% 2
- UT 5.4% 2
- TN 5.4% 2
- NC 5.4% 2
- SC 5.4% 2
- NY 5.4% 2
+10 more states
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1980s 31.6% 12
- 1990s 18.4% 7
- Unknown 50.0% 19
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B aircraft
10 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 10.
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Jul 4, 1988
N7420SFORT COLLINS, Colorado Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 12, 1987
N9039AINDEPENDENCE, California
NTSB Docket → -
May 7, 1982
N90825JACKSONVILLE, Florida
NTSB Docket → -
Dec 7, 1979
N90825BAXTER, Iowa
NTSB Docket → -
Feb 19, 1979
N9024RCANTON, New York Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Oct 13, 1973
N7108TLEWISBURG, Tennessee Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Jul 22, 1972
N7109FLAKEWOOD, Wisconsin Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 26, 1968
N7413PBRADENTON, Florida Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 5, 1965
N71113GRANTS, New Mexico Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 10, 1962
N7121CCLARK AFB, Other Foreign
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B
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 8B
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 8B
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 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N3658E | FL | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N3741X | CT | 1983 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N614BD | CA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7103R | CO | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7104R | MI | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7104X | CA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7105D | OH | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7105Y | UT | 1987 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7108C | NV | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7108K | TN | 1987 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7108T | NV | 1987 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N7109F | MI | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N71104 | CA | 1987 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N71113 | NC | 1987 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N71192 | SC | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7121C | VT | 1988 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N71260 | MI | 1988 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7405Q | SC | 1987 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7413P | — | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N7416S | NY | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7416Y | IN | 1987 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7420S | CO | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N7421K | KS | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N87ND | NE | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N87UB | NH | 1987 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9024R | CA | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N9025Z | CO | 1990 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9039A | NC | 1989 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N9043Z | TN | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N90466 | CO | 1990 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N90549 | FL | 1990 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9055Q | UT | 1991 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N90753 | PA | 1990 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N90794 | NM | 1990 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N90809 | NV | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N90825 | AZ | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N90BR | AZ | 1990 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N91ST | NY | — | · | 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 →