Balloon

N21865

2004 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
F8B-2065
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Macedon, NY
Registration record

N21865 on the FAA register

Type
2004 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2065
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Macedon, NY
Certificate issued
2019-08-20
Airworthiness date
2005-03-03
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A1DA82
Mode S (octal)
50355202
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-08-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N21865 to the current registrant.
  • 2005-03-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2004
    Manufactured (2004).
  • 1978-10-03
    N21865 previously assigned to a Piper Warrior II (s/n 28-7916055); cancelled.
  • 1973-07-13
    N21865 previously assigned to a Cessna A188B (s/n 18801085T); cancelled.
Overview

About N21865

N21865 is a 2004 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2065. It is registered to an individual in Macedon, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 20, 2019 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 3, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N21865.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N21865.

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.