Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 8B-15
Balloon · NONE NONE
Registered
73
Year Range
2001–2010
NTSB Events
34
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 8B-15 aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- NM 9.6% 7
- CO 6.8% 5
- NC 6.8% 5
- MO 6.8% 5
- NY 6.8% 5
- TX 5.5% 4
- FL 5.5% 4
- MI 5.5% 4
- OR 5.5% 4
- CA 4.1% 3
+18 more states
By Decade of Manufacture
- 2000s 75.3% 55
- 2010s 1.4% 1
- Unknown 23.3% 17
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 8B-15 aircraft
34 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 25 · 9 more available on NTSB CAROL.
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Apr 19, 2014
N15095Security, Colorado Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Apr 2, 2010
N1514GDurhamville, New York Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 26, 2001
N2116GHomerville, Georgia
NTSB Docket → -
Apr 21, 2000
N2086DAGUA DULCE, California Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 13, 1998
N701JLFORT PIERCE, Florida Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Mar 17, 1997
N1524RPINE BLUFF, Arkansas Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Jan 1, 1997
N2205ZFLORENCE, South Carolina Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 24, 1996
N1527SST. PETERSBURG, Florida Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
May 13, 1994
N1511MBURLINGTON, North Carolina
NTSB Docket → -
Dec 27, 1993
N2205ZN. MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina
NTSB Docket → -
Sep 4, 1993
N2189HCOLUMBIA STN, Ohio Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Nov 10, 1992
N1527EORMOND BEACH, Florida
NTSB Docket → -
Sep 16, 1987
N2206FGULF OF MEXICO Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 16, 1987
N1524RCROTON FALL, New York
NTSB Docket → -
Nov 17, 1986
N2192SBUFORD, Georgia Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Sep 7, 1982
N2194ZMISSING ACFT, Alaska Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Oct 12, 1980
N21510ROMEOVILLE, Illinois Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Jul 16, 1980
N1524RCOLUMBUS, Ohio
NTSB Docket → -
Oct 26, 1977
N22041CROWVILLE, Louisiana
NTSB Docket → -
Sep 25, 1977
N2199SSMITHVILLE, Tennessee Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Mar 25, 1977
N20441INYOKERN, California Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Jul 29, 1976
N2194ZVALDEZ, Alaska
NTSB Docket → -
Apr 1, 1976
N2029TNAPLES, Florida Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Nov 28, 1975
N1528ZBIG BEAR CITY, California Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 27, 1975
N15245CAMP WOOD, Texas Fatal
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to FIREFLY BALLOONS 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 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 73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N15017 | TX | 2001 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N15049 | NM | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N15095 | CO | 2002 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N1509U | VT | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1511B | FL | 2002 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1511M | NC | 2001 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N1513F | FL | 2002 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1514G | TN | 2002 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N15163 | NE | 2001 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1518L | MI | 2001 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1519A | VA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N15209 | VA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1521L | CA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1522H | NJ | 2002 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1523K | MO | 2002 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N15245 | CO | 2002 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N1524R | WY | 2002 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N1525X | MO | 2002 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1526R | IN | 2002 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1527E | NC | 2003 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N1527L | ID | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1527S | MO | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N1527T | NM | 2002 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1527U | CO | 2003 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1527Z | CA | 2003 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1528Z | NM | 2003 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N1529G | NY | 2003 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1620C | AZ | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1622L | CA | 2007 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1639L | NJ | 2010 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N1949R | IA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2001E | NM | 2007 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2029T | NM | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N20441 | NJ | 2006 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N2052S | OR | 2006 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2081K | FL | 2005 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2085E | IA | 2006 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2086D | GA | 2007 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N2103Y | NC | 2006 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N2116G | NY | 2006 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N2117P | NM | 2006 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N21349 | MI | 2005 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N21467 | OR | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N21510 | NM | 2005 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N21824 | MA | 2003 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N21865 | NY | 2004 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N21868 | CO | 2005 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2188F | KS | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2189H | TX | 2005 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N21907 | NY | 2004 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2192S | MI | 2004 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N2192U | CO | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N21935 | UT | 2005 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2193A | TX | 2004 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2193D | PA | 2004 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2194Z | MO | 2005 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N2197R | NV | 2003 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2198W | NY | 2003 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N2199S | OH | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N2200L | MI | 2004 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2201J | KS | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N22041 | WY | 2004 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N2205B | NC | 2004 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2205Z | TX | 2005 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N2206F | OR | 2004 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N2210G | TN | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N2210V | KS | 2003 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2211P | FL | 2004 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N273RB | NC | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N522WH | PA | 2006 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N671TM | MO | 2007 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N701JL | SC | 2005 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N988KM | OR | 2009 | · | 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 →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
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- Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
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We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →