Balloon

N522WH

2006 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
F8B-2087
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Destination Unknown Ballooning LLC (LLC)
Based
Nazareth, PA
Registration record

N522WH on the FAA register

Type
2006 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2087
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Destination Unknown Ballooning LLC
Nazareth, PA
Certificate issued
2023-09-13
Airworthiness date
2006-04-11
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A69258
Mode S (octal)
51511130
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N522WH.
  • 2006-04-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N522WH

N522WH is a 2006 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2087. The FAA register lists Destination Unknown Ballooning LLC as the registrant in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 13, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 11, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N522WH.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N522WH.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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