Balloon

N21868

2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
F8B-2069
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Montrose, CO
Registration record

N21868 on the FAA register

Type
2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2069
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Montrose, CO
Certificate issued
2005-05-23
Airworthiness date
2005-03-21
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A1DA85
Mode S (octal)
50355205
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-05-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N21868 to the current registrant.
  • 2005-03-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1998-03-31
    N21868 previously assigned to a Raytheon C90A (s/n LJ1498); cancelled.
  • 1994-09-12
    N21868 previously assigned to a Hughes 369C (s/n 410318S); cancelled.
  • 1991-03-22
    N21868 previously assigned to a Piper Archer II / Archer LX / Archer TX (s/n 287990064); cancelled.
  • 1971-09-28
    N21868 previously assigned to a Piper J3C-65S (s/n 2648); cancelled.
Overview

About N21868

N21868 is a 2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2069. It is registered to co-owners in Montrose, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 23, 2005 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 21, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N21868.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N21868.

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.