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Columbiana, AL
Certificate issued
2012-09-26
Airworthiness date
2003-09-12
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A1E3A2
Mode S (octal)
50361642
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history
Timeline
2028-09-30
Registration expires (renewal due).
2012-09-26
Certificate of registration issued as N2202C to the current registrant.
2003-09-12
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
1997-11-03
N2202C previously assigned to a Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters (s/n M1); cancelled.
Overview
About N2202C
N2202C is a 2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-2031. It is registered to an individual in Columbiana, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 26, 2012 and expires on September 30, 2028.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated September 12, 2003.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2202C. 4 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
Reported aircraft: Bell 47D1 — a different aircraft that carried the N2202C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH A POWER TRANSMISSION ARRAY STATIC LINE WHEN THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND DUAL (PRIVATE PILOT) STUDENT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.
Reported aircraft: Bell 47D-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N2202C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEVELOPING A DANGEROUS SINK RATE DURING THE AUTOROTATION AND TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION BY EXECUTING A POWER RECOVERY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.
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.
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