Balloon

N21510

2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
F8B-2080
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rio Rancho, NM
Registration record

N21510 on the FAA register

Type
2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2080
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rio Rancho, NM
Certificate issued
2018-06-28
Airworthiness date
2005-08-10
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A1CEA9
Mode S (octal)
50347251
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).
  • 2018-06-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N21510 to the current registrant.
  • 2005-08-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1981-12-24
    N21510 previously assigned to a Cessna 182P Skylane (s/n 18261679); cancelled.
Overview

About N21510

N21510 is a 2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2080. It is registered to an individual in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 28, 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 August 10, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N21510. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-10-12 Accident · Romeoville,Il, 13 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3539
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182P — a different aircraft that carried the N21510 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: EL TNK.

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.