Balloon

N52WH

Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F8B-459
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hotchkiss, CO
Registration record

N52WH on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-459
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hotchkiss, CO
Certificate issued
2007-01-05
Airworthiness date
1994-04-05
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A68891
Mode S (octal)
51504221
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-01-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N52WH.
  • 1994-04-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N52WH

N52WH is a Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-459. It is registered to an individual in Hotchkiss, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 5, 2007 and expires on April 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 5, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N52WH.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N52WH.

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.