Balloon

N1647J

Firefly Balloons Firefly 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F8-2020
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Monroe, NC
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Registration record

N1647J on the FAA register

Type
Firefly Balloons Firefly 8
Serial
F8-2020
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Monroe, NC
Certificate issued
2026-08-12
Airworthiness date
2007-06-26
Registration expires
2033-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A103E0
Mode S (octal)
50201740
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).
  • 2026-08-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N1647J to the current registrant.
  • 2007-06-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2003-09-10
    N1647J previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160 (s/n 28-24039); cancelled.
Overview

About N1647J

N1647J is a Firefly Balloons Firefly 8, serial number F8-2020. It is registered to an individual in Monroe, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 12, 2026 and expires on August 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 26, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1647J. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-08-16 Accident · Chilpancingo Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · FTW03WA218
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-140 — a different aircraft that carried the N1647J 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.