Balloon

N2563Y

1992 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1992
Serial
F8B-414
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Plainfield, IN
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Registration record

N2563Y on the FAA register

Type
1992 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-414
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Plainfield, IN
Certificate issued
2015-06-15
Airworthiness date
1992-04-03
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A270A0
Mode S (octal)
50470240
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-06-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N2563Y.
  • 1992-04-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N2563Y

N2563Y is a 1992 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-414. It is registered to an individual in Plainfield, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 15, 2015 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 3, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2563Y. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-08-18 Accident · Camarillo, CA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · LAX88LA288
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-236 — a different aircraft that carried the N2563Y 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.