Balloon

N3003S

2015 Firefly Balloons 2010 Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
F8B-2117
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lewiston, ME
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Registration record

N3003S on the FAA register

Type
2015 Firefly Balloons 2010 Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2117
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lewiston, ME
Certificate issued
2019-12-12
Airworthiness date
2015-05-05
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A32224
Mode S (octal)
50621044
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-12-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N3003S.
  • 2015-05-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N3003S

N3003S is a 2015 Firefly Balloons 2010 Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2117. It is registered to an individual in Lewiston, Maine. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 12, 2019 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 5, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3003S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-07-11 Accident · Tucson, AZ Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX94LA280
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150G — a different aircraft that carried the N3003S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AN ENGINE POWER LOSS FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT'S INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS.

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.