Balloon

N2086D

2007 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2007
Serial
F8B-2098
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Atlanta, GA
Registration record

N2086D on the FAA register

Type
2007 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2098
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Atlanta, GA
Certificate issued
2007-09-24
Airworthiness date
2007-01-28
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A1B2E9
Mode S (octal)
50331351
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-09-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N2086D to the current registrant.
  • 2007-01-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2000-09-18
    N2086D previously assigned to a Beechcraft D35 Bonanza (s/n D-3455); cancelled.
Overview

About N2086D

N2086D is a 2007 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2098. It is registered to an individual in Atlanta, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 24, 2007 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated January 28, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2086D. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-04-22 Accident · Agua Dulce, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX00FA168
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft D35 — a different aircraft that carried the N2086D registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while cruising up a mountain pass, on a dark night, in IMC conditions, and his improper in-flight decision to perform a VFR flight in the inclement weather.

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.