Balloon

N2565Z

Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F8B-461
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Amarillo, TX
Registration record

N2565Z on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-461
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Amarillo, TX
Certificate issued
2004-06-08
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A270E7
Mode S (octal)
50470347
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-06-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N2565Z to the current registrant.
Overview

About N2565Z

N2565Z is a Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-461. It is registered to an individual in Amarillo, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 8, 2004 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2565Z. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-06-14 Accident · Kenai, AK Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ANC83LA098
Reported aircraft: Cessna 185 — a different aircraft that carried the N2565Z registration before this airframe.
1980-12-18 Accident · Kasigluk,Ak, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3224
Reported aircraft: Cessna 185 — a different aircraft that carried the N2565Z registration before this airframe.
1980-02-09 Accident · Ketchikan,Ak, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3718
Reported aircraft: Cessna 185 — a different aircraft that carried the N2565Z registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: UPTURED,L GR EXTENDED.

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.