Public Record · As of May 5, 2026
N1514G
Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B-15 · 2002 View Type →
Status
Registration Valid
Type
Balloon
Engine
NONE NONE
Last Cert Issue
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01 / Registration
Filed with the Federal Aviation Administration
Every cell below is a literal field from the FAA Aircraft Registry. Click any value to open the FAA registry record for N1514G.
Tail Number
N1514G
Serial Number
F8B-2024
Make
FIREFLY BALLOONS INC
Model
FIREFLY 8B-15
Year of Manufacture
2002
Mfr / Model Code
1050116
Type Aircraft
Balloon
Type Engine
None
Engines
—
Seats
1
Engine Manufacturer
NONE
Engine Model
NONE
Horsepower
—
Weight Class
CLASS 1
Certification
Standard (+1 flag) · code 1B
Registrant
COMPTON PRESTON W · Individual
Address
1920 BOWATER DR APT D2 · KINGSPORT, TN 37660-4149
FAA Region
3 · County 163
Status
Registration Valid
Airworthiness Date
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Cert Issue Date
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Expiration Date
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Last FAA Action
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Mode S Hex (ICAO24)
A0D0D1
Mode S (Octal)
50150321
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02 / NTSB Records
Events on file with the National Transportation Safety Board
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Apr 2, 2010
Durhamville, New York serious
03 / Airworthiness Directives
Applicable to FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 8B-15
Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directives matched to make and model. Each entry links to the Federal Register publication.
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Service Difficulty Reports
FAA SDR filings
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05 / Related
More on Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B-15 in the Atlas
Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B-15 type page → — 73 registered · 34 NTSB records
Other Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B-15 aircraft
Recent NTSB events · this type
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Apr 19, 2014
Security, Colorado Serious
Atlas event → -
Aug 26, 2001
Homerville, Georgia None
Atlas event → -
Apr 21, 2000
AGUA DULCE, California Fatal
Atlas event → -
Aug 13, 1998
FORT PIERCE, Florida Minor
Atlas event → -
Mar 17, 1997
PINE BLUFF, Arkansas Fatal
Atlas event →
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