Balloon

N2186W

2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
F7-2053
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Temecula, CA
Registration record

N2186W on the FAA register

Type
2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-2053
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Temecula, CA
Certificate issued
2017-03-10
Airworthiness date
2005-05-19
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A1DA79
Mode S (octal)
50355171
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-03-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N2186W to the current registrant.
  • 2005-05-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1979-11-16
    N2186W previously assigned to a Beechcraft Sierra B-24-R (s/n MC-273); cancelled.
Overview

About N2186W

N2186W is a 2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-2053. It is registered to an individual in Temecula, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 10, 2017 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 19, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2186W. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-03-24 Accident · Madson,Ct, 07 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1866
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 24R — a different aircraft that carried the N2186W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: S ADDED TO FUEL.L & R MAG TIMING IMPROPER.

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.