Balloon

N53WH

2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
F8-2011
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Balloon Stormers Inc (Corporation)
Based
Ashland, MO
Registration record

N53WH on the FAA register

Type
2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8
Serial
F8-2011
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Balloon Stormers Inc
Ashland, MO
Certificate issued
2008-09-24
Airworthiness date
2005-02-17
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A6B010
Mode S (octal)
51530020
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-09-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N53WH.
  • 2005-02-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N53WH

N53WH is a 2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8, serial number F8-2011. The FAA register lists Balloon Stormers Inc as the registrant in Ashland, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 24, 2008 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated February 17, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53WH.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53WH.

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.