N2578V
Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
N2578V on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2028-04-30Registration expires (renewal due).
- 1999-09-02Certificate of registration issued as N2578V to the current registrant.
- 1995-03-16Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
- 1955-04-29N2578V previously assigned to a Cessna 170 (s/n 18083); cancelled.
About N2578V
N2578V is a Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-480. It is registered to an individual in Front Royal, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 2, 1999 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 March 16, 1995.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2578V. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
Accident & incident history
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.
