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N71260

Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B

Valid Michigan

N71260 is a Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B, a balloon with no engine, built in 1988. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Wicker Basket Balloon Center, a corporation in Wixom, Michigan. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 22, 1999 and expires on July 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated August 12, 1988.

Aircraft

Maker
Balloon Works
Model
FIREFLY 8B
Serial number
F8B-149
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1988
Transponder code
A986BE (octal 52303276)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 22, 1999
Expires
July 31, 2028
Last FAA action
May 26, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · August 12, 1988
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00274291

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Wicker Basket Balloon Center
Type
Corporation
Address
50140 Pontiac Trl
Wixom, MI 48393-2019

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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

1970-09-04Luscombe 8A · Valid registration

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