Balloon

N2197R

2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
F8B-2051
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Spring Creek, NV
Registration record

N2197R on the FAA register

Type
2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2051
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Spring Creek, NV
Certificate issued
2008-05-06
Airworthiness date
2003-11-04
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A1DE4E
Mode S (octal)
50357116
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).
  • 2008-05-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N2197R to the current registrant.
  • 2003-11-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2001-02-22
    N2197R previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane / 182G (s/n 18255397); cancelled.
Overview

About N2197R

N2197R is a 2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2051. It is registered to an individual in Spring Creek, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 6, 2008 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 November 4, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2197R.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2197R.

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.