Balloon

N1523L

2002 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
F8-2005
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Burlington, NC
Registration record

N1523L on the FAA register

Type
2002 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8
Serial
F8-2005
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Burlington, NC
Certificate issued
2003-04-09
Airworthiness date
2003-06-11
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D469
Mode S (octal)
50152151
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-06-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2003-04-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N1523L.
  • 2002
    Manufactured (2002).
Overview

About N1523L

N1523L is a 2002 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8, serial number F8-2005. It is registered to an individual in Burlington, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 9, 2003 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 11, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1523L.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1523L.

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.