Balloon

N1527S

Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F8B-2020
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Maryville, IL
Registration record

N1527S on the FAA register

Type
Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2020
Engines
—
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Maryville, IL
Certificate issued
2026-08-26
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2033-08-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A0D4FB
Mode S (octal)
50152373
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N1527S to the current registrant.
  • 1996-09-23
    N1527S previously assigned to a Beechcraft P35 Bonanza (s/n D6970); cancelled.
Overview

About N1527S

N1527S is a Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2020. It is registered to an individual in Maryville, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 26, 2026 and expires on August 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1527S. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-06-24 Accident · St. Petersburg, FL Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MIA96FA165
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft P35 — a different aircraft that carried the N1527S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's improper procedure by not placing the fuel selector on the tank with the most fuel.
1966-02-06 Accident · Gainsville Ga, 10 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0265
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft P35 — a different aircraft that carried the N1527S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: BER 2 CONNECTING ROD FAILED

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.