Balloon

N2554Q

Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F8B-457
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Vallejo, CA
Registration record

N2554Q on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-457
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Vallejo, CA
Certificate issued
1999-08-09
Airworthiness date
1993-11-09
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A26D04
Mode S (octal)
50466404
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1999-08-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N2554Q to the current registrant.
  • 1993-11-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1989-03-08
    N2554Q previously assigned to a Cessna 150K (s/n 15071500); cancelled.
Overview

About N2554Q

N2554Q is a Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-457. It is registered to an individual in Vallejo, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 9, 1999 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated November 9, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2554Q. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-09-28 Accident · Aurora, CO Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN87LA246
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150K — a different aircraft that carried the N2554Q 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.