Balloon

N2568K

Balloon Works Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F7-873
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
I-Review Corp (Corporation)
Based
Galesburg, IL
Registration record

N2568K on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-873
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
I-Review Corp
Galesburg, IL
Certificate issued
2019-05-08
Airworthiness date
1994-12-19
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A27142
Mode S (octal)
50470502
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).
  • 2019-05-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N2568K to the current registrant.
  • 1994-12-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1989-06-13
    N2568K previously assigned to a Silvaire Luscombe 8E (s/n 5295); cancelled.
Overview

About N2568K

N2568K is a Balloon Works Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-873. The FAA register lists I-Review Corp as the registrant in Galesburg, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 8, 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 December 19, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2568K. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-08-16 Accident · Fallbrook, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX86LA325
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8E — a different aircraft that carried the N2568K registration before this airframe.
1974-08-03 Accident · San Felipe,N Mex, 31 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2438
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8E — a different aircraft that carried the N2568K registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OFF FROM UNPREPARED AREA

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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