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N3209M

Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15

Valid Kansas

N3209M is a Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15, a balloon with no engine, built in 1997. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Old World Balloonery LLC, an LLC in Overland Park, Kansas. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 23, 2012 and expires on July 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated May 13, 1997.

Aircraft

Maker
Balloon Works
Model
FIREFLY 8B-15
Serial number
F8B-529
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1997
Transponder code
A371EF (octal 50670757)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 23, 2012
Expires
July 31, 2028
Last FAA action
May 26, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · May 13, 1997
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00606401

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Old World Balloonery LLC
Type
LLC
Address
12600 W 142Nd St
Overland Park, KS 66221-8072

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 2

1956-03-22Piper PA-12 · Valid registration
—Bell 206L-3 · N-number assigned but not yet registered

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data