Balloon

N21872

Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F7-2042
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Brewton, AL
Registration record

N21872 on the FAA register

Type
Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-2042
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Brewton, AL
Certificate issued
2023-11-01
Airworthiness date
2004-07-19
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A1DAA2
Mode S (octal)
50355242
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N21872 to the current registrant.
  • 2004-07-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1997-11-06
    N21872 previously assigned to a Beechcraft 1900D (s/n UE283); cancelled.
  • 1994-07-06
    N21872 previously assigned to a Hughes 369C (s/n 710332S); cancelled.
  • 1945-02-08
    N21872 previously assigned to a Piper J3C-50 (s/n 2650); cancelled.
Overview

About N21872

N21872 is a Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-2042. It is registered to an individual in Brewton, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 1, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated July 19, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N21872. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-01-27 Accident · Casa Grande,Az, 03 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0381
Reported aircraft: Cessna A188B — a different aircraft that carried the N21872 registration before this airframe.

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.