N3285W
Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 · built 1996
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on May 15, 1992.
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 1996 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N3285W.
- October 28, 1986Accident
ABOUT 20 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF, WHILE CRUISING AT 6500', THE ENG LOST POWER. RPRTDLY, THE ENG WENT TO EITHER IDLE OR A WIND-MILLING COND & THE FUEL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. THE PLT TRIED TO RESTART THE ENG BY USING EMERG PROCEDURES, BUT WAS UNABLE.