- Registered owner
- Zielinski Alan Wayne
- Location
- Niles, IL
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- F71028
- Year built
- 1997
- Type
- Balloon
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date
- September 30, 1997
- Certificate issued
- April 9, 1998
- Expires
- February 28, 2030
- Mode S code
- AB5865
From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 |
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| 2013 | 1 |
Information bulletins that may apply · 1
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15
SAIB CE-11-44Fuel: Cylinder Strap InstallationNTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N830ALMatched 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 7-15 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N830ALMatched 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 7-15 aircraft
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N830ALGeneral 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 7-15 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 13
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 7-15
STC SB09657RCInstallation of Aircraft Position LightsSTC SB04407ATInstallation of the DBI-III OmegaSTC SA3226SOAttachment of Hagar appendages.STC 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 SB00407LAInstallation of foam padded tank covers.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 SA5470NMInstallation of position light.STC SA4302NMInstallation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer.
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1
This aircraft carried N830AL before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.