Balloon

N1527E

2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
F8B-2037
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Statesville, NC
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Registration record

N1527E on the FAA register

Type
2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2037
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Statesville, NC
Certificate issued
2023-04-07
Airworthiness date
2003-05-09
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D4EF
Mode S (octal)
50152357
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N1527E to the current registrant.
  • 2003-05-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1994-06-29
    N1527E previously assigned to a Cessna 172N Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17271034); cancelled.
  • 1964-02-27
    N1527E previously assigned to a Champion 7AC (s/n 7AC-5090); cancelled.
Overview

About N1527E

N1527E is a 2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2037. It is registered to an individual in Statesville, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 7, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 9, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1527E. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-11-10 Accident · Ormond Beach, FL Damage: Destroyed NTSB · MIA93LA016
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172N — a different aircraft that carried the N1527E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A FIRE OF AN UNDETERMINED SOURCE WHICH ERUPTED IN THE LEFT CABIN AREA DURING TAKEOFF.

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.