N3282P - BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B-15

N3282P

BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B-15

Balloon · None · Standard

1 NTSB record for this tail number. See the full record below.

Registration

Registered Owner

WHEELER ARCHIE J

Registrant Type

Individual

Location

MURFREESBORO, TN

Status

Valid

Certificate Issued

Mar 14, 2019

Airworthiness Date

Oct 10, 1996

Expires

Mar 31, 2029

Approved Operations

Balloon

Airframe

Manufacturer

BALLOON WORKS

Model

FIREFLY 8B-15

Year

Serial Number

F8B-520

Seats

Engines

Max Weight

Up to 12,499 lb

Cruise Speed

Type Certificate

Powerplant

Engine Manufacturer

NONE

Engine Model

NONE

Type

None

Power

Live Flight Status

Checking live traffic…

Coverage depends on ground receiver reception and is not a complete picture of traffic.

Transponder & Tracking

Mode S Code (Hex)

A38EB4

Mode S Code (Octal)

50707264

The hex code is the aircraft's ICAO 24-bit address, broadcast by its ADS-B transponder. It is the key used to match live position reports to this registration.

Ownership History: 1 prior registration

Registrant	Location	Cancelled
COASTAL CARGO CO INC	WEST TRENTON, NJ	May 1, 1961

NTSB Accident & Incident Record

Jul 15, 2017 Accident Murfreesboro, TN

Injuries1 serious

Phase of Flight-

ConditionsVMC

OperationFAR 091

Probable Cause

The passenger's failure to let go of the balloon's gondola when the balloon began to ascend. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain control of the balloon after landing, which resulted in an inadvertent takeoff.

NTSB ERA17LA243