Balloon

N25326

1992 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1992
Serial
F8B-413
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blair Paul + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Portales, NM
Registration record

N25326 on the FAA register

Type
1992 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-413
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Blair Paul + 1 co-owner
Portales, NM
Certificate issued
2012-09-27
Airworthiness date
1992-03-02
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A26560
Mode S (octal)
50462540
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).
  • 2012-09-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N25326 to the current registrant.
  • 1992-03-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1952-08-25
    N25326 previously assigned to a Fairchild 24W-40 (s/n W40-112); cancelled.
Overview

About N25326

N25326 is a 1992 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-413. The FAA register lists Blair Paul + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Portales, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 27, 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 March 2, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N25326.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N25326.

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.