Balloon

N518WB

1950 Fairey Aviation Firefly AS-6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1950
Serial
135129
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Del Mar, CA
Registration record

N518WB on the FAA register

Type
1950 Fairey Aviation Firefly AS-6
Serial
135129
Engines
—
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Del Mar, CA
Certificate issued
2003-02-21
Airworthiness date
2002-04-03
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A6811D
Mode S (octal)
51500435
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-02-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N518WB.
  • 2002-04-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1950
    Manufactured (1950).
Overview

About N518WB

N518WB is a 1950 Fairey Aviation Firefly AS-6, serial number 135129. It is registered to an individual in Del Mar, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 21, 2003 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated April 3, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N518WB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N518WB.

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.