Balloon

N1528Z

2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
F8B-2009
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Next Generation (Partnership)
Based
Roswell, NM
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Registration record

N1528Z on the FAA register

Type
2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2009
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Next Generation
Roswell, NM
Certificate issued
2018-06-21
Airworthiness date
2003-04-08
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D525
Mode S (octal)
50152445
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-06-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N1528Z to the current registrant.
  • 2003-04-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1976-05-12
    N1528Z previously assigned to a Beechcraft P35 Bonanza (s/n D6842); cancelled.
Overview

About N1528Z

N1528Z is a 2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2009. The FAA register lists Next Generation as the registrant in Roswell, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 21, 2018 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 8, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1528Z. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-11-28 Accident · Big Bear City,Ca, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4118
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft P35 — a different aircraft that carried the N1528Z registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INGS SEPD NR GND.RECOVERY DATE 12/8/75.
1968-07-07 Accident · Lancaster,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2262
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft P35 — a different aircraft that carried the N1528Z registration before this airframe.

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.