Balloon

N15017

2001 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
F8B-2003
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Grand Prairie, TX
Registration record

N15017 on the FAA register

Type
2001 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2003
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Grand Prairie, TX
Certificate issued
2005-10-11
Airworthiness date
2001-05-11
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0CCCA
Mode S (octal)
50146312
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-10-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N15017 to the current registrant.
  • 2001-05-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1998-05-14
    N15017 previously assigned to a Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (s/n 193B1063); cancelled.
  • 1937-04-01
    N15017 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Brush A (s/n 1); cancelled.
Overview

About N15017

N15017 is a 2001 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2003. It is registered to an individual in Grand Prairie, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 11, 2005 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 11, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N15017.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N15017.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.