Balloon

N25828

Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F8B-448
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Colorado Springs, CO
Registration record

N25828 on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-448
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Colorado Springs, CO
Certificate issued
2025-11-13
Airworthiness date
1993-07-20
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A277F5
Mode S (octal)
50473765
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N25828 to the current registrant.
  • 1993-07-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1948-09-27
    N25828 previously assigned to a Piper J3F-50 (s/n 3782); cancelled.
Overview

About N25828

N25828 is a Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-448. It is registered to an individual in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 13, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated July 20, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N25828.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N25828.

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.