Aircraft record

N150952002 Firefly Balloons INC FIREFLY 8B-15

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (Apr 2014)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Valid; expires Apr 30, 2030
Based in: Colorado Springs, CO; owner city / state
Engine: NONE; None
Owners: 1; since 2003
NTSB events: 1; 2014
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Colorado Springs, CO
Certificate issued: May 19, 2003
Expires: Apr 30, 2030
Airworthiness: Standard · Balloon
Airworthiness date: Apr 11, 2003

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Firefly Balloons INC
Model: FIREFLY 8B-15
Year: 2002
Serial number: F8B-2027
Aircraft type: Balloon
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A0CDE0

Engine

Make and model: None None
Type: None

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2003 – nowIndividual ownerColorado Springs, CO · current
1987 – 1999Individual ownerFresno, CA · different airframe: Balloon Works Firefly 7 S/N F7003
1941 – 1955Co-ownersPhiladelphia, PA · different airframe: 1935 Piper E-2 S/N 224

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident

Apr 19, 2014 · Security, CO

An unexpected increase in wind velocity which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent passenger injury.

Injuries: Serious
Report: CEN14CA215

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN14CA215)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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