Balloon

N31427

2015 Firefly Balloons 2010 Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
F8B-2119
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Blountville, TN
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Registration record

N31427 on the FAA register

Type
2015 Firefly Balloons 2010 Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2119
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Blountville, TN
Certificate issued
2023-10-31
Airworthiness date
2015-04-13
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A3586B
Mode S (octal)
50654153
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-10-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N31427 to the current registrant.
  • 2015-04-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2005-10-06
    N31427 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Merlin GT (s/n 94007); cancelled.
Overview

About N31427

N31427 is a 2015 Firefly Balloons 2010 Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2119. It is registered to co-owners in Blountville, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 31, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 13, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N31427. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-07-06 Accident · Eustis, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · MIA91LA182
Reported aircraft: Aerotek PITTS-S2A — a different aircraft that carried the N31427 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ELEVATOR CONTROL IN FLIGHT DUE TO A SCREWDRIVER JAMMING THE ELEVATOR CONTROL FOR UNKNOWN CAUSES.

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.