Public Record · As of May 5, 2026
N1521A
Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8 · 2008 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 N1521A.
Tail Number
N1521A
Serial Number
F8-2024
Make
FIREFLY BALLOONS INC
Model
FIREFLY 8
Year of Manufacture
2008
Mfr / Model Code
1050117
Type Aircraft
Balloon
Type Engine
None
Engines
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Seats
1
Engine Manufacturer
NONE
Engine Model
NONE
Horsepower
—
Weight Class
CLASS 1
Certification
Standard (+1 flag) · code 1B
Registrant
FERGUSON KENNETH A · Individual
Address
7024 RED SKY CT NE · ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87111-1019
FAA Region
2 · County 001
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)
A0D419
Mode S (Octal)
50152031
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02 / NTSB Records
Events on file with the National Transportation Safety Board
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Nov 21, 1973
LA SALINA, CD
03 / Airworthiness Directives
Applicable to FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 8
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 8 in the Atlas
Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8 type page → — 12 registered · 3 NTSB records
Recent NTSB events · this type
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Aug 16, 2003
Chilpancingo Fatal
Atlas event → -
Mar 26, 1976
SALUDA, Virginia Minor
Atlas event →
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