Balloon

N70273

1999 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
F8B-564
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Battle Creek, MI
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Registration record

N70273 on the FAA register

Type
1999 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-564
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Battle Creek, MI
Certificate issued
2015-06-17
Airworthiness date
1999-06-11
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A95F65
Mode S (octal)
52257545
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-06-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N70273 to the current registrant.
  • 1999-06-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1995-08-09
    N70273 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 17254); cancelled.
Overview

About N70273

N70273 is a 1999 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-564. It is registered to an individual in Battle Creek, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 17, 2015 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 11, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N70273. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-10-23 Accident · Baton Rouge,La, 18 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3568
Reported aircraft: Piper J3C-65 — a different aircraft that carried the N70273 registration before this airframe.
1974-12-21 Accident · Baton Rouge,La, 18 Damage: Minor NTSB · 3 4047
Reported aircraft: Piper J3C-65 — a different aircraft that carried the N70273 registration before this airframe.

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.