Balloon

N32858

1997 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
F8B0532
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
El Prado, NM
Registration record

N32858 on the FAA register

Type
1997 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B0532
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
El Prado, NM
Certificate issued
2022-11-08
Airworthiness date
1997-04-23
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A38F30
Mode S (octal)
50707460
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-11-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N32858 to the current registrant.
  • 1997-04-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N32858

N32858 is a 1997 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B0532. It is registered to an individual in El Prado, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 8, 2022 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 23, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N32858. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-07-07 Accident · Culver, IN Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · CHI86LA165
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-140 — a different aircraft that carried the N32858 registration before this airframe.
1985-07-23 Accident · Culver, IN Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI85LA311
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-140 — a different aircraft that carried the N32858 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.