Aircraft record

N2582U1995 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jan 2024)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Valid; expires Sep 30, 2029
Based in: Montrose, CO; owner city / state
Engine: NONE; None
Owners: 1; since 2022
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2024
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026

Registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Montrose, CO
Certificate issued: Sep 13, 2022
Expires: Sep 30, 2029
Airworthiness: Standard · Balloon
Airworthiness date: Apr 12, 1995

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 7-15
Year: 1995
Serial number: F7-879
Aircraft type: Balloon
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A277E7

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

2022 – nowIndividual ownerMontrose, CO · current
Date unknownIndividual ownerdifferent airframe: Piper Pa-34-200t S/N 347970456
until 1971Cessna Aircraft CoWichita, KS · different airframe: Cessna 172d S/N 17250182

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Jan 13, 2024 · Albany, TX

The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the landing approach in a high wind condition.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: Serious
Report: CEN24LA093

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN24LA093)

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 18, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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