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N1521G

2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2003
Serial
F8B-2029
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dekoevend Enterprises (Corporation)
Based
Fort Garland, CO
Registration record

N1521G on the FAA register

Type
2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B
Serial
F8B-2029
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Dekoevend Enterprises
Fort Garland, CO
Certificate issued
2003-04-24
Airworthiness date
2003-03-04
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D41F
Mode S (octal)
50152037
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-04-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N1521G to the current registrant.
  • 2003-03-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1999-08-28
    N1521G previously assigned to a Balloon Works Firefly 7 (s/n 11113); cancelled.
  • 1987-03-26
    Accident at Park City, UT; damage: substantial.
Overview

About N1521G

N1521G is a 2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B, serial number F8B-2029. The FAA register lists Dekoevend Enterprises as the registrant in Fort Garland, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 24, 2003 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 4, 2003.

N1521G has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-03-26 Accident · Park City, UT Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · DEN87LA074
Reported aircraft: Balloon Works Firefly 7

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.