Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15

0 ADs match the Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 airframe. Engine ADs depend on the engine installed and are listed on each aircraft page.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

One email when a new AD may apply to this model. Stop any time.

NTSB events

8

Destroyed

1

Substantial damage

2

Minor damage

1

No damage

0

Per 1,000 aircraft per year, 2016–2025

1.7

Events are NTSB accidents and incidents matched to Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 airframes by serial number or N-number; counts are approximate, because older events can't always be matched. The yearly rate divides NTSB events from 2016 to 2025 by the number of registered Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 aircraft in each of those years. Not adjusted for hours flown: training aircraft fly far more than most.

• Sep 4, 2022Damage not reported · serious injuries · Las Cruces, NMN7067F
• Jul 15, 2017Damage not reported · serious injuries · Murfreesboro, TNN3282P
• May 11, 2013Substantial damage · none injuries · Anthony, KSN3171L
• Oct 9, 2004Destroyed · none injuries · Piedmont, OKN2563W
• Sep 2, 2001Minor damage · serious injuries · Colo. Springs, CON2575P

2 reports on Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 airframes. Each aircraft page lists its own reports.

No ADs published since 1998 match the Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 airframe; engine ADs depend on the engine installed. 8 NTSB events since 1982 involve Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 airframes; from 2016 to 2025, about 1.7 a year per 1,000 registered aircraft. Operators and repair stations filed 2 service difficulty reports on Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 airframes since 1995. Check each aircraft's own record before you buy.

• Read the logbooks for the airframe, engine and propeller, start to finish.
• Check AD compliance records against the ADs that may apply.
• Look for damage history and Form 337 major repairs and alterations.
• Have an independent A&P or IA do a pre-buy inspection.
• Run a title search and use escrow for the payment.