# N7076R: 1998 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B-15 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7b-15) (registry code 1050119, 1 seats) - Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000) - Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (JR Aerosports Ltd.) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: F7B-383 - Year built: 1998 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: December 23, 1998 - Certificate issued: July 7, 2004 - Expires: December 31, 2027 - Mode S code: A971C9 - Registered owner: [Bertsch Christine R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERTSCH%20CHRISTINE%20R) - Location: [Indianola, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Indianola) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 41.3352° N, 93.5846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50125, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7076R - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7076R From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force ### Matched by airframe (Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B-15) - [AD 2013-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-03-10): Hardware · Aeronaut Instruction Research Skysailor 105, Skysailor 90, 110C and 439 more. Effective Mar 19, 2013 - [AD 75-12-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-12-08): Throttle or Trigger Valves · McGrath, Michael D. A-60S, A-B, A50S and 41 more. Effective Apr 30, 1976 ### Matched by engine (NONE) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force) - [SAIB CE-11-44](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-11-44): Fuel: Cylinder Strap Installation. Issued Jul 13, 2011 ## NTSB investigations None matched to N7076R. ## NTSB investigations on N7076R not matched to an aircraft (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB DEN69F0118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0118), Aug 30, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N7076R), Greely, CO, substantial damage ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N7076R. ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (10) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B-15) - [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc - [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC - [STC SB00078AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00078AT): Installation of Thunder & Colt carriage assemblies under Firefly balloon envelopes. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SB00565AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00565AT): Installation of Cameron carriage assemblies Under Firefly envelopes. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SB01506AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01506AT): Attachment of Firefly hot air balloon envelopes. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SA00680SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00680SE): Installation of Electronics International model UBG-16 or UBG-16T bar graph engine analyzer. Electronics International - [STC SB918GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB918GL): Addition of a refueling adapter to the main fuel line. LTA Aviation Inc - [STC SB00408LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00408LA): Installation of protective caps on basket oak runners. Pacific Southwest Aerostats - [STC SA1626NM PAGE 1](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1626NM%20PAGE%201): Installation of Electronics Int'l Digital EGT/CHT Instruments and accessories. (201 Series). Electronics International - [STC SA4302NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4302NM): Installation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer. Electronics International ## Earlier aircraft with N7076R The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N7076R before. - [Cancelled 1996-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7076R-1996-05-21): Aerovodochody L-29 DELFIN, S/N 2815. Owner: [Aero Delfin Group Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20DELFIN%20GROUP%20INC), [Santa Paula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Paula) ## Related - Other Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B-15 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7b-15/aircraft.md - The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.