Public Record · As of May 5, 2026
N1520C
Firefly Balloons GALAXY 8B · 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 N1520C.
Tail Number
N1520C
Serial Number
GLX-1058B
Make
FIREFLY BALLOONS INC
Model
GALAXY 8B
Year of Manufacture
2002
Mfr / Model Code
1050155
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
OSHIELDS DERRICK W · Individual
Address
814 COUNTRY CLUB RD · PICKENS, SC 29671-9072
FAA Region
7 · County 077
Status
Registration Valid
Airworthiness Date
—
Cert Issue Date
—
Expiration Date
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Last FAA Action
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Mode S Hex (ICAO24)
A0D3F8
Mode S (Octal)
50151770
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02 / NTSB Records
Events on file with the National Transportation Safety Board
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Mar 15, 1995
WINSLOW, Arizona fatal
03 / Airworthiness Directives
Applicable to FIREFLY BALLOONS INC GALAXY 8B
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 GALAXY 8B in the Atlas
Firefly Balloons GALAXY 8B type page → — 4 registered · 2 NTSB records
Recent NTSB events · this type
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Jul 21, 1985
AVALON, California None
Atlas event →
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