Balloon

N1525G

2002 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
F8B-2018
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Casper, WY
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Registration record

N1525G on the FAA register

Type
2002 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2018
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Casper, WY
Certificate issued
2015-09-29
Airworthiness date
2002-11-06
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D4AB
Mode S (octal)
50152253
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-09-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N1525G.
  • 2002-11-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N1525G

N1525G is a 2002 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2018. It is registered to an individual in Casper, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 29, 2015 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated November 6, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1525G. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-06-17 Accident · Brainerd, MN Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · BFO94FA103
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft A-36 — a different aircraft that carried the N1525G registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE PUBLISHED MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE, AND HIS FAILURE TO OBTAIN AND/OR MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO AVOID COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT FLYING EXPERIENCE, AND THE CONTROLLER'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW STANDARD PROCEDURES AND TO PROVIDE MORE COMPLETE AND HELPFUL GUIDANCE TO THE INEXPERIENCED PILOT DURING THE APPROACH.

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.