Balloon

N2189H

2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
F8B-2071
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fort Worth, TX
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Registration record

N2189H on the FAA register

Type
2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2071
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
2006-06-07
Airworthiness date
2005-04-12
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A1DAD5
Mode S (octal)
50355325
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).
  • 2006-06-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N2189H to the current registrant.
  • 2005-04-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1994-01-13
    N2189H previously assigned to a Piper Archer II / Archer LX / Archer TX (s/n 287990211); cancelled.
  • 1973-05-29
    N2189H previously assigned to a Ercoupe 415-C (s/n 2812); cancelled.
Overview

About N2189H

N2189H is a 2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2071. It is registered to an individual in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 7, 2006 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 April 12, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2189H. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-09-04 Accident · Columbia Stn, OH Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · BFO93LA165
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-181 — a different aircraft that carried the N2189H registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND (ABORTED LANDING), AND HIS IMPROPER RAISING OF THE FLAPS AT A LOW AIRSPEED AFTER LIFT-OFF, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/MUSH. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR LANDING.

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.