Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
FIREFLY BALLOONS 2010 INC FIREFLY 8B-15
Balloon · NONE NONE
Registered
11
Year Range
2011–2024
NTSB Events
8
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered FIREFLY BALLOONS 2010 INC FIREFLY 8B-15 aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- NM 18.2% 2
- TN 18.2% 2
- SC 9.1% 1
- ME 9.1% 1
- ID 9.1% 1
- AZ 9.1% 1
- OR 9.1% 1
- NY 9.1% 1
- MI 9.1% 1
By Decade of Manufacture
- 2010s 63.6% 7
- 2020s 27.3% 3
- Unknown 9.1% 1
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving FIREFLY BALLOONS 2010 INC FIREFLY 8B-15 aircraft
8 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 8.
-
Oct 24, 2003
N3007REdgefield, South Carolina Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Jul 11, 1994
N3003STUCSON, Arizona Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Jul 6, 1991
N31427EUSTIS, Florida Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Jul 29, 1982
N4202SMEDORA, North Dakota Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Nov 29, 1981
N3017DHORIZON CITY, Texas
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 6, 1974
N3004QS.FRANCISCO, California
NTSB Docket → -
Apr 7, 1974
N3004QHILLSBORO, Oregon
NTSB Docket → -
Feb 10, 1966
N3015MOAKES, North Dakota Minor
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to FIREFLY BALLOONS 2010 INC FIREFLY 8B-15
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 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).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N27085 | SC | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N3001H | NM | 2011 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N3003S | ME | 2015 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N3004Q | ID | 2019 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N3007R | AZ | 2012 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N3015M | OR | 2012 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N3017D | NY | 2017 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N31427 | TN | 2015 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N4200A | TN | 2024 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4202H | NM | 2024 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4202S | MI | 2021 | ● | 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 →