Balloon

N273RB

Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F8B-2109
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Statesville, NC
Registration record

N273RB on the FAA register

Type
Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2109
Engines
—
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Statesville, NC
Certificate issued
2025-07-10
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A2B31A
Mode S (octal)
50531432
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N273RB.
Overview

About N273RB

N273RB is a Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2109. It is registered to an individual in Statesville, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 10, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N273RB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N273RB.

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.