Public Record · As of May 5, 2026
N1528Z
Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B-15 · 2003 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 N1528Z.
Tail Number
N1528Z
Serial Number
F8B-2009
Make
FIREFLY BALLOONS INC
Model
FIREFLY 8B-15
Year of Manufacture
2003
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
NEXT GENERATION · Partnership
Address
5 EC TUCKER CT · ROSWELL, NM 88201-8320
FAA Region
2 · County 005
Status
Registration Valid
Airworthiness Date
—
Cert Issue Date
—
Expiration Date
—
Last FAA Action
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Mode S Hex (ICAO24)
A0D525
Mode S (Octal)
50152445
Live position via ICAO24 A0D525
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02 / NTSB Records
Events on file with the National Transportation Safety Board
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Nov 28, 1975
BIG BEAR CITY, California fatal
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Jul 7, 1968
LANCASTER, California
Airport · WJF General William J Fox Airfield
03 / Airworthiness Directives
Applicable to FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 8B-15
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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 / Sources & Methodology
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