Balloon

N15209

Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F8B-2034
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Norfolk, VA
Registration record

N15209 on the FAA register

Type
Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2034
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Norfolk, VA
Certificate issued
2021-03-17
Airworthiness date
2003-01-13
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D417
Mode S (octal)
50152027
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N15209 to the current registrant.
  • 2003-01-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1999-12-07
    N15209 previously assigned to a Balloon Works Firefly 7 (s/n 11122); cancelled.
  • 1972-12-04
    N15209 previously assigned to a Piper Seneca (s/n 34-7350035); cancelled.
Overview

About N15209

N15209 is a Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2034. It is registered to an individual in Norfolk, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 17, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated January 13, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N15209.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N15209.

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.