Balloon

N1640L

2009 Firefly Balloons Galaxy 8B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
GLX-1148B
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Moody, AL
Registration record

N1640L on the FAA register

Type
2009 Firefly Balloons Galaxy 8B
Serial
GLX-1148B
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Moody, AL
Certificate issued
2024-03-31
Airworthiness date
2009-06-25
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A102ED
Mode S (octal)
50201355
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N1640L.
  • 2009-06-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N1640L

N1640L is a 2009 Firefly Balloons Galaxy 8B, serial number GLX-1148B. It is registered to an individual in Moody, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 31, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 25, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1640L.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1640L.

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.