Aircraft record

N2570E1995 Balloon Works FIREFLY 9

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB incident (minor damage, Aug 1999)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration: Valid; expires Jan 31, 2029
Based in: Fort Garland, CO; owner city / state
Engine: NONE; None
Owners: 1; since 2001
NTSB events: 1; minor, 1999
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 1; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Registered owner: Dekoevend Enterprises INC
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Fort Garland, CO
Certificate issued: Dec 3, 2001
Expires: Jan 31, 2029
Airworthiness: Standard · Balloon
Airworthiness date: May 17, 1999

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: Balloon Works
Model: FIREFLY 9
Year: 1995
Serial number: F9-060
Aircraft type: Balloon
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A273DC

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

2001 – nowDekoevend Enterprises INCFort Garland, CO · current
1950Individual ownerdifferent airframe: Aeronca 7ac S/N 7ac-6153
Date unknownIndividual ownerdifferent airframe: Cessna 421a S/N 421a0067

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)

Incident · minor damage

Aug 11, 1999 · Hartsel, CO

Total failure of the deflation line due to heat damage (as evidenced by glazing), most likely caused by the improper use of the flight controls (burner system) by person(s) unknown.

Damage: Minor
Injuries: None
Report: DEN99IA154

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DEN99IA154)

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 (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

Structures (general) · valve line · failedJul 1, 1999
IN A HOT AIR BALLOON ENVELOPE EQUIPPED WITH A PARACHUTE, TOP DEFLATION SYSTEM INCLUDING A 3:1 PULLEY ASSIST, THE UPPER SECTION OF THE VALVE LINE (BRAIDED KEVLAR CORE COVERED WITH BRAIDED POLYESTER OUTER COVERING) SEPARATED IN A CLEAN CUT BREAK FIVE FEET BELOW THE ATTTACH POINT TO THE PARACHUTE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

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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