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N3173K

BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 9B-15 · 1996 · Valid

N3173K is a BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 9B-15 (year 1996), valid on the FAA registry as of 2026-09-06. Owner type: entity. No NTSB accident or incident matches this tail in our snapshot. Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database.

Snapshot date: 2026-09-06 · Source: registry.faa.gov

Registration

Status
Valid
Serial number
F9B-013
Issued
—
Expires
—
Type aircraft
Fixed wing single-engine
State
MI

Registered owner

SKY ADVENTURES INC

OXFORD, MI

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database. Entity owners are shown without redaction; individual owners are redacted by default.

Ownership timeline
  • CurrentSKY ADVENTURES INCsince —
  • Earlier owners are reconstructed from successive FAA snapshots and shown when our archive has at least two transitions for this tail.
Accident or incident history(0 matches)

No NTSB CAROL record matches N3173K in our snapshot. The official NTSB search may show later filings. Open NTSB CAROL.

Applicable Airworthiness Directives(0 on the make-model list)

AD applicability depends on serial range, engine, and propeller. Use the FAA AD library or your A&P mechanic for a definitive applicability list for N3173K.

Type certificate

BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 9B-15 is governed by the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the BALLOON WORKS family. The TCDS is the authoritative reference for engine, weight, and equipment configuration.

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