Balloon

N1523K

2002 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
F8B-2028
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Centralia, MO
Registration record

N1523K on the FAA register

Type
2002 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2028
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Centralia, MO
Certificate issued
2021-12-23
Airworthiness date
2003-01-15
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D468
Mode S (octal)
50152150
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-12-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N1523K to the current registrant.
  • 2003-01-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2002
    Manufactured (2002).
  • 1996-03-25
    N1523K previously assigned to a Balloon Works Firefly 7-B (s/n 10298); cancelled.
Overview

About N1523K

N1523K is a 2002 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2028. It is registered to co-owners in Centralia, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 23, 2021 and expires on December 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 15, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1523K.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1523K.

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.