Balloon

N25884

1994 Balloon Works Firefly 6B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1994
Serial
F6B-106
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Marcellus, NY
Registration record

N25884 on the FAA register

Type
1994 Balloon Works Firefly 6B-15
Serial
F6B-106
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Marcellus, NY
Certificate issued
2019-12-20
Airworthiness date
1994-04-19
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A278C3
Mode S (octal)
50474303
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-12-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N25884 to the current registrant.
  • 1994-04-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1989-07-29
    N25884 previously assigned to a Cessna 152 (s/n 15280834); cancelled.
Overview

About N25884

N25884 is a 1994 Balloon Works Firefly 6B-15, serial number F6B-106. It is registered to an individual in Marcellus, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 20, 2019 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 19, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N25884. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-04-10 Accident · Irwindale, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX89LA155
Reported aircraft: Cessna 152 — a different aircraft that carried the N25884 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IMPROPER PROCEDURE USED BY THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN SIMULATING AN ENGINE FAILURE. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.
1987-02-10 Accident · El Monte, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX87LA114
Reported aircraft: Cessna 152 — a different aircraft that carried the N25884 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.