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N7053Z

Balloon Works FIREFLY 8

Valid Virginia

N7053Z is a Balloon Works FIREFLY 8, a balloon with no engine, built in 1998. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Star Ballooning LLC, an LLC in Bridgewater, Virginia. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 26, 2020 and expires on February 28, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated December 30, 1998.

Aircraft

Maker
Balloon Works
Model
FIREFLY 8
Serial number
F8-427
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1998
Transponder code
A969FA (octal 52264772)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 26, 2020
Expires
February 28, 2030
Last FAA action
October 7, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · December 30, 1998
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00033896

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Star Ballooning LLC
Type
LLC
Address
7481 Cam Bell Rd
Bridgewater, VA 22812-3216

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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 1

1991-10-29Piper PA-25-235 · Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office

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