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N3742R

Balloon Works FIREFLY 7

Valid Illinois

N3742R is a Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, a balloon with no engine. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 22, 2018 and expires on June 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated December 14, 1983.

Aircraft

Maker
Balloon Works
Model
FIREFLY 7
Serial number
F7-115
Type
Balloon
Power
None
Seats
1
Year built
Not given
Cruising speed
63 mph
Transponder code
A44555 (octal 51042525)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 22, 2018
Expires
June 30, 2028
Last FAA action
August 12, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · December 14, 1983
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00950014

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Maier Craig S
Type
Individual
Address
788 Tree Top Ln
Crystal Lake, IL 60014-1714

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.

Earlier use of this number 1

1970-12-31Cessna 172H · Valid registration

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