Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 8
Balloon · NONE NONE
Registered
12
Year Range
2001–2010
NTSB Events
3
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 8 aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- NC 25.0% 3
- CO 16.7% 2
- NM 8.3% 1
- IL 8.3% 1
- SC 8.3% 1
- MA 8.3% 1
- NY 8.3% 1
- MO 8.3% 1
- FL 8.3% 1
By Decade of Manufacture
- 2000s 75.0% 9
- 2010s 8.3% 1
- Unknown 16.7% 2
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 8 aircraft
3 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 3.
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Aug 16, 2003
N1647JChilpancingo Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Mar 26, 1976
N15113SALUDA, Virginia Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Nov 21, 1973
N1521ALA SALINA, CD
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to FIREFLY BALLOONS 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 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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N15113 | CO | 2001 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N1521A | NM | 2008 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N1523L | NC | 2002 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1526L | IL | 2003 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1526Y | SC | 2010 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1647J | NC | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N20586 | NC | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N20796 | CO | 2006 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2189S | MA | 2005 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2212C | NY | 2005 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N53WH | MO | 2005 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N999KG | FL | 2005 | · | 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 →