N7148P — 1999 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B

Aircraft record

Serial number

F8BS-01

Manufacturer

Balloon Works

Model

FIREFLY 8B

Year

1999

Category

Balloon

Engine

None None

Registration

Deregistered

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Accident & incident history

1. GAA15CA157AJul 2, 2015Provo, UTMinor

   **This report was modified on 4/21/2016. Please see the public docket for this accident for more information.** The failure of the Balony balloon pilot to see and avoid the Balloon Works balloon during an ascent, which resulted in the basket of the Balony balloon colliding vertically with the envelope of the Balloon Works balloon.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1999 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B).

1. Feb 1, 2019deregistered — Balloons West Inc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N7148P was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1999 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B above.

• until Nov 4, 1994Reims Aviation S A F406 (s/n 0051)

Frequently asked

Has N7148P been in an accident?

Yes. N7148P appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2015.

What kind of aircraft is N7148P?

N7148P is a 1999 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B (balloon), serial number F8BS-01.