Balloon

N2578V

Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F8B-480
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Front Royal, VA
Registration record

N2578V on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-480
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Front Royal, VA
Certificate issued
1999-09-02
Airworthiness date
1995-03-16
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A27503
Mode S (octal)
50472403
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1999-09-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N2578V to the current registrant.
  • 1995-03-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1955-04-29
    N2578V previously assigned to a Cessna 170 (s/n 18083); cancelled.
Overview

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.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-10-06 Accident · Aspen, CO Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · DEN86LA004
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177RG — a different aircraft that carried the N2578V 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.