Balloon

N2194Z

2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
F8B-2066
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Holts Summit, MO
Registration record

N2194Z on the FAA register

Type
2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2066
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Holts Summit, MO
Certificate issued
2026-02-28
Airworthiness date
2005-09-15
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A1DDED
Mode S (octal)
50356755
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N2194Z to the current registrant.
  • 2005-09-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1998-01-20
    N2194Z previously assigned to a Homebuilt Quicksilver SPRT II (s/n 506); cancelled.
  • 1990-10-25
    N2194Z previously assigned to a Lock Haven Airplane Co Kolb Firestar (s/n FS191); cancelled.
  • 1988-07-15
    N2194Z previously assigned to a Cessna 180F (s/n 18051294); cancelled.
Overview

About N2194Z

N2194Z is a 2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2066. It is registered to an individual in Holts Summit, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 28, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated September 15, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2194Z. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-09-07 Accident · Missing Acft, AK Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ANC82DAG59
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180 — a different aircraft that carried the N2194Z registration before this airframe.
1976-07-29 Accident · Valdez,Ak, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3317
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180 — a different aircraft that carried the N2194Z registration before this airframe.
1973-02-03 Accident · Bethel,Alas, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0367
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180H — a different aircraft that carried the N2194Z registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: D LAKE.DEBRIS SCATTERED IN SNOW.R SKI HIT OIL DRUM

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.