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N2197J

Firefly Balloons Firefly 9

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F9-2002
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Albuquerque, NM
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Registration record

N2197J on the FAA register

Type
Firefly Balloons Firefly 9
Serial
F9-2002
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
2022-09-28
Airworthiness date
2004-04-05
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A1DE47
Mode S (octal)
50357107
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-09-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N2197J to the current registrant.
  • 2004-04-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1979-06-12
    N2197J previously assigned to a Cessna A188B (s/n 18803434T); cancelled.
Overview

About N2197J

N2197J is a Firefly Balloons Firefly 9, serial number F9-2002. It is registered to an individual in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 28, 2022 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 5, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2197J.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2197J.

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.