Balloon

N2563H

1993 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1993
Serial
F8B-426
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aeronautical Solutions LLC (LLC)
Based
Taos, NM
Registration record

N2563H on the FAA register

Type
1993 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-426
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Aeronautical Solutions LLC
Taos, NM
Certificate issued
2019-05-01
Airworthiness date
1993-07-23
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A27091
Mode S (octal)
50470221
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-05-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N2563H to the current registrant.
  • 1993-07-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1957-08-07
    N2563H previously assigned to a Ercoupe 415-C (s/n 3188); cancelled.
Overview

About N2563H

N2563H is a 1993 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-426. The FAA register lists Aeronautical Solutions LLC as the registrant in Taos, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 1, 2019 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated July 23, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2563H. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-05-21 Accident · Altoona,Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1704
Reported aircraft: Schweizer SGS135 — a different aircraft that carried the N2563H 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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