N32858
Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 · built 1997
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1997 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N32858.
- July 7, 1986Accident
THE STUDENT PLT INITIATED THE TAKEOFF, HOWEVER, THE CFI TOOK OVER CONTROL OF THE ACFT WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT CLIMBING. THE CFI WAS UNABLE TO SALVAGE THE TAKEOFF AND THE ACFT STRUCK AND SETTLED INTO TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY.
- July 23, 1985Accident
THE STUDENT PLT WAS ATTEMPTING HIS FIRST SOLO LANDING AND HAD DIFFICULTY CORRECTING FOR THE CROSSWIND. WHEN HE WAS OVER THE THRESHOLD, HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH TREES 200 FT FROM THE RWY CENTERLINE.