Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
FIREFLY BALLOONS 2010 INC FIREFLY 8
Balloon
Registered
11
Year Range
2011–2022
NTSB Events
4
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered FIREFLY BALLOONS 2010 INC FIREFLY 8 aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- NC 27.3% 3
- NJ 18.2% 2
- TN 9.1% 1
- CA 9.1% 1
- VA 9.1% 1
- IA 9.1% 1
- CT 9.1% 1
- CO 9.1% 1
By Decade of Manufacture
- 2010s 54.5% 6
- 2020s 18.2% 2
- Unknown 27.3% 3
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving FIREFLY BALLOONS 2010 INC FIREFLY 8 aircraft
4 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 4.
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Sep 6, 1990
N3016XCLUTIER, Iowa Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 5, 1987
N9867PARDMORE, Alabama
NTSB Docket → -
Dec 7, 1979
N3018CWELLSTON, Oklahoma
NTSB Docket → -
Mar 13, 1975
N16455WISCONSIN RPDS, Wisconsin Serious
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to FIREFLY BALLOONS 2010 INC FIREFLY 8
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for FIREFLY BALLOONS 2010 INC FIREFLY 8
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).
- 2026-04-17 Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Cases FR ↗
- 2026-02-10 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of Extension FR ↗
- 2026-02-02 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production FR ↗
- 2026-01-28 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period FR ↗
- 2026-01-07 Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems FR ↗
05 / Aircraft of this type
All 11 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.
| N-number | St | Year | NTSB | FAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N16455 | TN | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N30050 | NJ | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N30137 | CA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N3013R | VA | 2014 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N3016X | NJ | 2020 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N3017B | IA | 2014 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N3018C | NC | 2011 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N3019C | NC | 2019 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4200Z | CT | 2019 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4202E | CO | 2022 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9867P | NC | 2019 | ● | 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
Available
- NTSB CAROL →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →