Balloon

N1526L

2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
F8-2006
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Monticello, IL
Registration record

N1526L on the FAA register

Type
2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8
Serial
F8-2006
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Monticello, IL
Certificate issued
2021-02-27
Airworthiness date
2003-04-30
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D4D2
Mode S (octal)
50152322
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-02-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N1526L.
  • 2003-04-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N1526L

N1526L is a 2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8, serial number F8-2006. It is registered to an individual in Monticello, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 27, 2021 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 30, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1526L.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1526L.

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.