Balloon

N1527Z

2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
F8B-2044
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fresno, CA
Registration record

N1527Z on the FAA register

Type
2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2044
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fresno, CA
Certificate issued
2003-07-31
Airworthiness date
2003-06-09
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D502
Mode S (octal)
50152402
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-07-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N1527Z.
  • 2003-06-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N1527Z

N1527Z is a 2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2044. It is registered to an individual in Fresno, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 31, 2003 and expires on March 31, 2028.

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

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1527Z.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1527Z.

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.