- Registered owner
- Render Keegan C
- Location
- Indianola, IA
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- F7B-349
- Type
- Balloon
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date
- November 8, 1993
- Certificate issued
- November 8, 2023
- Expires
- November 30, 2030
- Mode S code
- A2741B
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 2
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1976 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 |
Information bulletins that may apply · 1
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B-15
SAIB CE-11-44Fuel: Cylinder Strap InstallationNTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N25718Matched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B-15 aircraft
Investigations on N25718 not matched to an aircraft · 2
They name N25718, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the investigation describes another aircraft.
NTSB MKC83LA151Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Scottsbluff, NEWhile the student plt was making his first supervised sold landing, the acft veered left at touchdown. The plt applied power for a go around & the left wing contacted the ground off the rwy spinning the acft around.NTSB MKC82DA089Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Scottsbluff, NEThe pilot stated that during an approach for a touch and go landing, at an altitude of about 50 feet above the runway the aircraft began to drop. He applied throttle and the engine hesitated, failing to accelerate until just before impact with the runway. The…
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N25718Matched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B-15 aircraft
Reports on N25718 not matched to an aircraft · 2
They name N25718, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.
Accident 19830710034639APiper PA38112 · Scottsbluff, NEBegan to veer off runway on landing then dragged a wing on a attempt to go around. Spun to left and stopped uprightAccident 19820516019469APiper PA38112 · Scottsbluff, NEPilot applied throttle abruptly during touch and go landing, engine caught just before touchdown, lost control.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N25718General aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B-15 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 10
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B-15
STC SB09657RCInstallation of Aircraft Position LightsSTC SB04407ATInstallation of the DBI-III OmegaSTC SB00078ATInstallation of Thunder & Colt carriage assemblies under Firefly balloon envelopes.STC SB00565ATInstallation of Cameron carriage assemblies Under Firefly envelopes.STC SB01506ATAttachment of Firefly hot air balloon envelopes.STC SA00680SEInstallation of Electronics International model UBG-16 or UBG-16T bar graph engine analyzer.STC SB918GLAddition of a refueling adapter to the main fuel line.STC SB00408LAInstallation of protective caps on basket oak runners.STC SA1626NM PAGE 1Installation of Electronics Int'l Digital EGT/CHT Instruments and accessories. (201 Series)STC SA4302NMInstallation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer.
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 2
These aircraft carried N25718 before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.