N25718
Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B-15
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows 2 earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on December 30, 1970.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- July 10, 1983Accident
WHILE 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.
- May 17, 1982Accident
THE 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.