Balloon

N2570Y

1994 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1994
Serial
F8B-462
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
City of Riverton (Government)
Based
Riverton, WY
Registration record

N2570Y on the FAA register

Type
1994 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-462
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
City of Riverton
Riverton, WY
Certificate issued
2012-02-01
Airworthiness date
1994-03-16
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A273EE
Mode S (octal)
50471756
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-02-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N2570Y to the current registrant.
  • 1994-03-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1970-06-05
    N2570Y previously assigned to a Cessna 172 Skyhawk / 172D Skyhawk (s/n 17249870); cancelled.
Overview

About N2570Y

N2570Y is a 1994 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-462. The FAA register lists City of Riverton as the registrant in Riverton, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 1, 2012 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 16, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2570Y. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-04-14 Accident · New Market,Va, 46 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0744
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172D — a different aircraft that carried the N2570Y registration before this airframe.

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

Same model

More Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15 aircraft

All 123 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15 registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Wyoming

All 3,236 aircraft registered in Wyoming →
Similar aircraft

Other balloons on the register

  • N1235W2011 Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB30Z
  • N3394F1999 Cameron Balloons Us Z-77
  • N418RX2018 Cameron Balloons Us Z-90
  • N1603H1994 Cameron Balloons Us C-80
  • N1402R2013 Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 77X
  • N710721995 Aerostar International S-57A
More from Balloon Works

Balloon Works models on the register

Own N2570Y?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in Wyoming· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.