Balloon

N1509U

Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F8B-2010
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Quechee, VT
Registration record

N1509U on the FAA register

Type
Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2010
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Quechee, VT
Certificate issued
2011-10-17
Airworthiness date
2001-11-08
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0CDD5
Mode S (octal)
50146725
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-10-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N1509U to the current registrant.
  • 2001-11-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N1509U

N1509U is a Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2010. It is registered to an individual in Quechee, Vermont. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 17, 2011 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated November 8, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1509U.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1509U.

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.