Type Record · As of May 3, 2026

BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B-15

Balloon · NONE NONE

Registered

122

Year Range

0–2005

NTSB Events

Airworthiness Directives

01 / Distribution

Where the fleet lives and was built

Counts of currently-registered BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B-15 aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.

By State (top 10)

NM 10.7% 13
CO 9.0% 11
VA 8.2% 10
MI 6.6% 8
NY 4.9% 6
NJ 4.1% 5
CA 4.1% 5
UT 4.1% 5
NC 4.1% 5
IN 3.3% 4

+26 more states

By Decade of Manufacture

1990s 56.6% 69
2000s 8.2% 10
Unknown 35.2% 43

02 / NTSB Records

Events involving BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B-15 aircraft

53 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 25 · 28 more available on NTSB CAROL.

Sep 4, 2022
N7067F
Las Cruces, New Mexico Serious
NTSB Docket →
Jul 14, 2017
N3282P
Murfreesboro, Tennessee Serious
NTSB Docket →
Mar 12, 2016
N3180S
Rock Hill, South Carolina Serious
NTSB Docket →
May 11, 2013
N3171L
Anthony, Kansas
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Sep 2, 2001
N2575P
Colo. Springs, Colorado Serious
NTSB Docket →
Jun 23, 2001
N72524
Celina, Texas Serious
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Oct 5, 1998
N3290G
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico Serious
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Mar 27, 1998
N31226
ELK GARDEN, Virginia Serious
NTSB Docket →
Jun 17, 1994
N1525G
BRAINERD, Minnesota Fatal
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Apr 11, 1993
N7041L
NOVATO, California Fatal
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May 9, 1992
N3210R
RICHMOND, Texas Fatal
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Jul 23, 1990
N7202P
WEST FORK, Arkansas
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Nov 25, 1989
N2553F
SHAWNEE, Oklahoma
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Mar 25, 1989
N70396
PURVIS, Mississippi Minor
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Oct 16, 1988
N25619
VAN NUYS, California
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Aug 18, 1988
N2563Y
CAMARILLO, California Serious
NTSB Docket →
May 28, 1988
N7067F
MC KENZIE, Alabama
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Sep 28, 1987
N2554Q
AURORA, Colorado
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Jul 7, 1986
N32858
CULVER, Indiana Minor
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May 17, 1986
N2592U
ATHENS, Georgia Fatal
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Feb 8, 1986
N7071C
MCGRATH, Alaska Fatal
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Oct 6, 1985
N2578V
ASPEN, Colorado Serious
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Jul 23, 1985
N32858
CULVER, Indiana
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Apr 14, 1985
N2580F
CASVILLE JUCT, North Carolina Minor
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Jun 1, 1984
N7252V
MARINGOUIN, Louisiana Fatal
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03 / Airworthiness Directives

FAA directives applicable to BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B-15

No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.

04 / Type Certificate Data Sheets

FAA TCDS for BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B-15

The TCDS is the legal certification document — weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, operating limitations. 1 match in the FAA catalog.

A14SO Historical Rev 34 · 11/15/2000

Conn Sidney

Models: Firefly 9B-15, Firefly Bottle, Firefly 8 Cube, Firefly 6B + 24 more

Atlas TCDS → DRS ↗

04 / Regulations watching this type

Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B-15

Advisory Circulars

No ACs explicitly mention this type. Showing universal operating-rule ACs that apply to all aircraft.

Recent Federal Register activity

Latest rulemakings touching general operating rules (Part 91) and maintenance rules (Part 43).

05 / Aircraft of this type

All 122 registered N-numbers

Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.

122 of 122

N-number	St	Year	Status	NTSB	FAA
N10WL	VA	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N151DW	SD	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N1525G	WY	2002	Active	●	Look up ↗
N2057F	CO	2000	Active	·	Look up ↗
N2203Q	AL	2005	Active	●	Look up ↗
N238ZA	GA	1998	Active	·	Look up ↗
N25048	VA	1992	Active	·	Look up ↗
N25250	NJ	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N25303	WV	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N25326	NM	1992	Active	·	Look up ↗
N2539J	NJ	1993	Active	·	Look up ↗
N25510	NJ	—	Active	●	Look up ↗
N25529	CO	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N2553F	MI	1993	Active	●	Look up ↗
N2554Q	CA	—	Active	●	Look up ↗
N25556	CO	1992	Active	·	Look up ↗
N2557K	UT	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N25619	NY	1992	Active	●	Look up ↗
N2563H	NM	1993	Active	●	Look up ↗
N2563Q	CT	—	Active	●	Look up ↗
N2563Y	IN	1992	Active	●	Look up ↗
N2565Z	TX	—	Active	●	Look up ↗
N25682	NM	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N2568L	FL	1992	Active	·	Look up ↗
N2568S	CO	1993	Active	·	Look up ↗
N2570W	IN	—	Registered	●	Look up ↗
N2570Y	WY	1994	Active	●	Look up ↗
N25713	MI	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N2575P	CO	—	Active	●	Look up ↗
N2578V	VA	—	Active	●	Look up ↗
N2579Z	LA	—	Active	●	Look up ↗
N2580F	CO	1993	Active	●	Look up ↗
N25823	FL	1994	Active	·	Look up ↗
N25828	CO	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N2584L	MI	—	Active	●	Look up ↗
N2584X	MO	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N2588U	MI	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N2592U	NY	1995	Active	●	Look up ↗
N2597G	MO	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N2597Y	AZ	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3077L	FL	1994	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3078E	NC	1997	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3081K	NY	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3084B	WI	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3087X	IL	1996	Active	●	Look up ↗
N31009	NJ	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N31226	TN	1996	Active	●	Look up ↗
N3126F	OR	1996	Active	·	Look up ↗
N31544	IN	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3171L	KS	1996	Active	●	Look up ↗
N3176Q	NV	2000	Active	·	Look up ↗
N31800	WY	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3180S	CA	—	Active	●	Look up ↗
N31910	NC	1997	Active	●	Look up ↗
N3198T	NC	1997	Active	●	Look up ↗
N3209M	KS	1997	Active	·	Look up ↗
N32104	OK	1996	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3210R	MA	1996	Active	●	Look up ↗
N3213H	NC	1995	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3213T	MD	1997	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3282G	UT	1998	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3282P	TN	—	Active	●	Look up ↗
N3282X	OK	1998	Active	●	Look up ↗
N3283G	AZ	1998	Active	·	Look up ↗
N32850	UT	1998	Active	·	Look up ↗
N32858	NM	1997	Active	●	Look up ↗
N32867	NM	1996	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3286D	MI	1997	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3286G	FL	1997	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3286R	OR	1998	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3287B	AL	1996	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3287N	UT	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3287S	MN	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3287U	ME	1998	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3287V	CA	1997	Active	●	Look up ↗
N3287X	AZ	1998	Active	·	Look up ↗
N32883	OH	1996	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3288G	OK	1997	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3288P	MI	1996	Active	●	Look up ↗
N32896	NM	1998	Active	●	Look up ↗
N3289B	NV	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3290D	VA	1996	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3290G	VA	—	Active	●	Look up ↗
N3290S	TX	1996	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3290W	CA	1996	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3291P	NM	1997	Active	·	Look up ↗
N438R	SC	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N52WH	CO	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N7005U	NM	1999	Active	·	Look up ↗
N7006U	NY	1999	Active	·	Look up ↗
N7010U	NY	1999	Active	·	Look up ↗
N70273	MI	1999	Active	●	Look up ↗
N7029J	SC	1999	Active	·	Look up ↗
N70396	AZ	—	Active	●	Look up ↗
N7041L	CT	1999	Active	●	Look up ↗
N70420	OH	1999	Active	·	Look up ↗
N70568	CO	2000	Active	●	Look up ↗
N7061B	NY	1999	Active	●	Look up ↗
N7062B	VA	1999	Active	·	Look up ↗
N7067F	NM	1998	Active	●	Look up ↗
N7067H	VA	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N70687	MI	2000	Active	·	Look up ↗
N7071C	NM	1999	Active	●	Look up ↗
N7076D	NM	—	Active	●	Look up ↗
N7082P	NC	1999	Active	·	Look up ↗
N7083K	NJ	1999	Active	·	Look up ↗
N71087	CA	1995	Active	·	Look up ↗
N7129E	TX	2000	Active	·	Look up ↗
N7202P	CO	1999	Active	●	Look up ↗
N72069	UT	2000	Active	·	Look up ↗
N72214	VA	1998	Active	·	Look up ↗
N7227S	IN	1998	Active	·	Look up ↗
N7232T	GA	2000	Active	●	Look up ↗
N7234T	VA	1999	Active	●	Look up ↗
N7236G	NM	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N72503	VA	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N72524	TX	—	Active	●	Look up ↗
N7252V	NM	2001	Active	●	Look up ↗
N9074Z	CO	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N9091Z	MS	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N911AB	LA	1993	Active	·	Look up ↗
N97UB	NH	1997	Active	·	Look up ↗

Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)

05 / Sources & Methodology

Every count traces back to a primary US-government source

FAA Aircraft Registry →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026

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NTSB CAROL →
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Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
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We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →