Balloon

N15163

2001 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
F8B-2007
Class
Balloon
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Omaha, NE
Registration record

N15163 on the FAA register

Type
2001 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2007
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Omaha, NE
Certificate issued
2023-06-01
Airworthiness date
2001-09-06
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D12C
Mode S (octal)
50150454
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N15163 to the current registrant.
  • 2001-09-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1992-05-15
    N15163 previously assigned to a Air Tractor AT-401 (s/n 4010833); cancelled.
  • 1988-04-05
    N15163 previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 235 (s/n 287310017); cancelled.
  • 1940-01-16
    N15163 previously assigned to a Stinson A (s/n 9123); cancelled.
Overview

About N15163

N15163 is a 2001 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2007. It is registered to an individual in Omaha, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 1, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated September 6, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N15163.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N15163.

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.