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N2205Z

2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
F8B-2068
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Prestige Pilot Services LLC (LLC)
Based
El Paso, TX
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Registration record

N2205Z on the FAA register

Type
2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2068
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Prestige Pilot Services LLC
El Paso, TX
Certificate issued
2026-04-27
Airworthiness date
2005-05-25
Registration expires
2033-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A1E420
Mode S (octal)
50362040
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-04-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N2205Z to the current registrant.
  • 2005-05-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1997-10-28
    N2205Z previously assigned to a Piper Archer II / Archer LX / Archer TX (s/n 287990401); cancelled.
Overview

About N2205Z

N2205Z is a 2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2068. The FAA register lists Prestige Pilot Services LLC as the registrant in El Paso, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 27, 2026 and expires on April 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 25, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2205Z. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-01-01 Accident · Florence, SC Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · MIA97LA055
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-181 — a different aircraft that carried the N2205Z registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's improper management of fuel resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
1993-12-27 Accident · N. Myrtle Beach, SC Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL94LA033
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-181 — a different aircraft that carried the N2205Z registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION IN THAT HE FAILED TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO EXHAUSTING THE FUEL SUPPLY. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN AT THE FORCED LANDING SITE.

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.