Balloon

N2580F

1993 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1993
Serial
F8B-443
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Palisade, CO
Registration record

N2580F on the FAA register

Type
1993 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-443
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Palisade, CO
Certificate issued
2020-09-21
Airworthiness date
1993-06-22
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A27794
Mode S (octal)
50473624
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-09-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N2580F.
  • 1993-06-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N2580F

N2580F is a 1993 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-443. It is registered to an individual in Palisade, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 21, 2020 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 22, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2580F. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-04-15 Accident · Casville Juct, NC Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ATL85LA134
Reported aircraft: Champion 7GCAA — a different aircraft that carried the N2580F registration before this airframe.
1967-06-03 Accident · Friendswood,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1846
Reported aircraft: Champion 7GCAA — a different aircraft that carried the N2580F registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FUSELAGE-RIGHT SIDE BRACE BENT,FUSELAGE TWISTED.

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.