Balloon

N2085E

2006 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
F8B-2096
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Spirit Lake, IA
Registration record

N2085E on the FAA register

Type
2006 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2096
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Spirit Lake, IA
Certificate issued
2019-01-08
Airworthiness date
2006-09-28
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A1B2C7
Mode S (octal)
50331307
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-01-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N2085E to the current registrant.
  • 2006-09-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1990-04-04
    N2085E previously assigned to a Piper Navajo Chieftain / PA-31 350 Chieftain (s/n 31-7405203); cancelled.
  • 1952-02-07
    N2085E previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (s/n 7AC-5655); cancelled.
Overview

About N2085E

N2085E is a 2006 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2096. It is registered to an individual in Spirit Lake, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 8, 2019 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated September 28, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2085E.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2085E.

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.