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Balloon Works FIREFLY 7: fleet, age & accident history

Name: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 — US fleet registrations and NTSB accident history
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Aggregate figures from the FAA Aircraft Registry (current US civil registrations) and the NTSB Aviation Accident Database. No individual owners are named on this page.

130currently registered

45average age (years)

1981median model year

1seats

0engines

Accident-rate context

46.2NTSB events per 1,000 registered

6NTSB events (1982–2026)

NTSB-recorded events (loaded window) involving aircraft currently registered as this model, per 1,000 currently registered. Not a safety ranking; older events and deregistered aircraft are not counted.

Where Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 aircraft are registered

Count of currently registered Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 aircraft by registration state (FAA). Aggregate counts only.

State	Registered
Colorado	18
North Carolina	13
Missouri	8
New Mexico	7
Michigan	7
Texas	6

Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 airframes with a public accident record

These Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 aircraft are currently registered and carry at least one NTSB accident or incident record. Marked entries have a record filed under a different tail number — found by manufacturer serial number, which a search on the current N-number alone cannot surface.

N40501 · 1 record

Other Balloon Works models

FIREFLY 7-15 · 157 registered
FIREFLY 8B-15 · 122 registered
FIREFLY 8B · 37 registered
FIREFLY 7B-15 · 33 registered
FIREFLY 7-B · 26 registered

Was this Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 ever wrecked under a different tail number?

The free registries search by current tail number — so a Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 that was wrecked, rebuilt, and re-registered under a new N-number shows clean on every one of them. The accident stays filed under the tail the airframe wore at the time. The $79 report cross-matches by manufacturer serial number to surface that hidden history — plus every registrant on record, registration expiry, recent FAA filings (the lien signal), and the full NTSB narrative for each event. Delivered instantly, no account, no ads.

Look up a Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 by tail number What's in the $79 report

This is an informational report compiled from public FAA and NTSB records. It is not a title search, lien abstract, or airworthiness determination, and does not replace a pre-purchase inspection. Liens and encumbrances require the certified FAA records — not included in the instant report.

source: FAA Aircraft Registry source: NTSB FAA data as of 2026-08-17 computed 2026-08-24