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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of September 25, 2026
N3696D

Balloon Works FIREFLY 7

Valid Kansas

N3696D is a Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, a balloon with no engine. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Lansing, Kansas. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 24, 2013 and expires on October 31, 2029. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested.

Aircraft

Maker
Balloon Works
Model
FIREFLY 7
Serial number
F7-196
Type
Balloon
Power
None
Seats
1
Year built
Not given
Cruising speed
63 mph
Transponder code
A430E9 (octal 51030351)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 24, 2013
Expires
October 31, 2029
Last FAA action
September 9, 2023
Airworthiness
None on file
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00632924

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Cook Jerry R
Type
Individual
Address
116 Ralph Dr
Lansing, KS 66043-1475

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

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

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