- Registered owner
- Lewis John R
- Location
- Leakey, TX
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- F10-031
- Year built
- 2000
- Type
- Balloon
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date
- April 6, 2000
- Certificate issued
- August 29, 2013
- Expires
- August 31, 2029
- Mode S code
- A9B1B6
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 FIRE FLY 10
SAIB CE-11-44Fuel: Cylinder Strap InstallationNTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N72348Matched 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 FIRE FLY 10 aircraft
Investigations on N72348 not matched to an aircraft · 1
They name N72348, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the investigation describes another aircraft.
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N72348Matched 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 FIRE FLY 10 aircraft
Reports on N72348 not matched to an aircraft · 3
They name N72348, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.
Incident 19930617027829IDhav DHC6TWNOTTER · Albuquerque, NMNTSB determined an unforecast quartering tailwind gust caused pilot to lose directional control. Ground looped.Incident 19821025065459IDhav DHC6TWNOTTER · Los Alomas, NMPilot swerved off runway on takeoff roll when seat height retaining pin slipped from retaining hole. Seat dropped.Incident 19780419012919IDhav DHC6300 · Albuquerque, NMExplosion and flash of fire from engine. Emergency declared and uneventful landing made.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N72348General 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 FIRE FLY 10 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 12
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 FIRE FLY 10
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 SB02972ATInstallation of Aerostar International carriages, burners, and instruments under a Firefly 10 balloon envelope.STC SL2829SOInstallation of the Galaxy 6072 and 6072T baskets on Firefly 9, Firefly 9B-15, Firefly10, and Firefly 11 envelopes and installation of the Galaxy 6096 basket on Firefly 9, Firefly 10, and Firefly 11 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 SB00407LAInstallation of foam padded tank covers.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 · 1
This aircraft carried N72348 before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.