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N2198W

2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
F8B2050
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Auburn, NY
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Registration record

N2198W on the FAA register

Type
2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B2050
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Auburn, NY
Certificate issued
2004-01-16
Airworthiness date
2004-05-06
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A1DE76
Mode S (octal)
50357166
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-05-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2004-01-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N2198W to the current registrant.
  • 2003
    Manufactured (2003).
  • 1976-05-17
    N2198W previously assigned to a Beechcraft B19 (s/n MB701); cancelled.
Overview

About N2198W

N2198W is a 2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B2050. It is registered to an individual in Auburn, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 16, 2004 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 6, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2198W. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-03-01 Accident · Los Banos,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0293
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft B19 — a different aircraft that carried the N2198W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TY,R TANK HAD 20 GAL.
1974-09-22 Accident · Columbia,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2823
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft B19 — a different aircraft that carried the N2198W 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.