Balloon

N1511B

2002 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
F8B-2011
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Skywalker Balloon Co LLC (LLC)
Based
Tallahassee, FL
Registration record

N1511B on the FAA register

Type
2002 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2011
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Skywalker Balloon Co LLC
Tallahassee, FL
Certificate issued
2021-08-14
Airworthiness date
2002-02-11
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D063
Mode S (octal)
50150143
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-08-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N1511B to the current registrant.
  • 2002-02-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1998-07-11
    N1511B previously assigned to a Balloon Works Firefly 7-B (s/n F7B017); cancelled.
  • 1953-05-11
    N1511B previously assigned to a Luscombe 8F (s/n 6138); cancelled.
Overview

About N1511B

N1511B is a 2002 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2011. The FAA register lists Skywalker Balloon Co LLC as the registrant in Tallahassee, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 14, 2021 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated February 11, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1511B.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1511B.

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

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