Balloon

N2563Q

Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F8B-468
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aerostat Promotions LLC (LLC)
Based
East Granby, CT
Registration record

N2563Q on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-468
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Aerostat Promotions LLC
East Granby, CT
Certificate issued
2021-04-30
Airworthiness date
1994-07-28
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A27098
Mode S (octal)
50470230
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-04-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N2563Q to the current registrant.
  • 1994-07-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1980-10-21
    N2563Q previously assigned to a Piper PA-25-235 (s/n 25-8056040); cancelled.
Overview

About N2563Q

N2563Q is a Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-468. The FAA register lists Aerostat Promotions LLC as the registrant in East Granby, Connecticut. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 30, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated July 28, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2563Q. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-06-22 Accident · Truckee,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2706
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182K — a different aircraft that carried the N2563Q registration before this airframe.
1967-05-08 Accident · Boulder,Colo, 06 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1465
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182 — a different aircraft that carried the N2563Q 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.