N40538 — BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 7 Aircraft Profile

N40538

BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 7

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

Mfr Year: 1980

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Registrant

ELA RICHARD E

Registration Exp

Apr 30, 2021

Airworthiness Date

Feb 27, 1980

Cert Issue Date

Aug 2, 1999

Seats

Engines

Cruise Speed

63 kts

Max Weight

CLASS 1

Engine Type

Aircraft Type

Balloon

Fractional

Last Activity

Apr 17, 2018

🛠️ Airworthiness Directive Exposure & Fleet Context

This BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 7 airframe/engine combination has 1 current type-applicable Airworthiness Directives (1 airframe, 0 engine) and 0 historical. AD applicability is type-based — compliance status for N40538 must be verified against the aircraft maintenance logbooks.

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N40538 is one of 174 BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 7 aircraft on the U.S. registry · fleet median year 1981.

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