Balloon

N2579Z

Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F8B-440
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Port Allen, LA
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Registration record

N2579Z on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-440
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Port Allen, LA
Certificate issued
2018-01-03
Airworthiness date
1993-05-27
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A2752A
Mode S (octal)
50472452
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-01-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N2579Z to the current registrant.
  • 1993-05-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1980-07-11
    N2579Z previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 27-8054056); cancelled.
  • 1974-03-06
    N2579Z previously assigned to a Cessna 185B (s/n 185-0579); cancelled.
Overview

About N2579Z

N2579Z is a Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-440. It is registered to an individual in Port Allen, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 3, 2018 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 27, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2579Z. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-07-17 Accident · Kenai,Alas, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3116
Reported aircraft: Cessna 185 — a different aircraft that carried the N2579Z registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FLAPS DRG TKOF RUN.HIT BEACH.NOT SEAPLANE RATED.

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.