Balloon

N701JL

2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
F8B-2085
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Jesus Is Lord Balloon Ministries (Corporation)
Based
Leesville, SC
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Registration record

N701JL on the FAA register

Type
2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-2085
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Jesus Is Lord Balloon Ministries
Leesville, SC
Certificate issued
2013-11-18
Airworthiness date
2005-12-22
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A95918
Mode S (octal)
52254430
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).
  • 2013-11-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N701JL to the current registrant.
  • 2005-12-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1998-10-28
    N701JL previously assigned to a Homebuilt Pulsar XP (s/n 701); cancelled.
Overview

About N701JL

N701JL is a 2005 Firefly Balloons Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-2085. The FAA register lists Jesus Is Lord Balloon Ministries as the registrant in Leesville, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 18, 2013 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 December 22, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N701JL. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-08-13 Accident · Fort Pierce, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · MIA98LA224
Reported aircraft: Lesemann Pulsar XP — a different aircraft that carried the N701JL registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management during a cross country flight which resulted in a total loss of engine power during the approach for landing and subsequent in-flight collision with wires and terrain.

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.