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N1526R

2002 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
F8B-2033
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Columbus, IN
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Registration record

N1526R on the FAA register

Type
2002 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2033
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Columbus, IN
Certificate issued
2021-09-23
Airworthiness date
2002-12-09
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D4D7
Mode S (octal)
50152327
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).
  • 2021-09-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N1526R to the current registrant.
  • 2002-12-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1988-07-27
    N1526R previously assigned to a Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger / Tiger AA-5B (s/n AA5B0026); cancelled.
Overview

About N1526R

N1526R is a 2002 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2033. It is registered to an individual in Columbus, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 23, 2021 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 December 9, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1526R.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1526R.

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.