Balloon

N2553F

1993 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1993
Serial
F8B-434
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Highland, MI
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Registration record

N2553F on the FAA register

Type
1993 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-434
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Highland, MI
Certificate issued
2004-06-25
Airworthiness date
1993-06-04
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A26CD8
Mode S (octal)
50466330
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).
  • 2004-06-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N2553F to the current registrant.
  • 1993-06-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1990-10-10
    N2553F previously assigned to a American Champion 7-ECA Citabria / 7ECA / Citabria 7-ECA (s/n 108); cancelled.
Overview

About N2553F

N2553F is a 1993 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-434. It is registered to an individual in Highland, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 25, 2004 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 June 4, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2553F. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-11-25 Accident · Shawnee, OK Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW90LA034
Reported aircraft: Champion 7ECA — a different aircraft that carried the N2553F registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING THE TURN AFTER TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. THE OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES) WERE A FACTOR.

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.