Balloon

N70568

2000 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
F8B-614
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Windsor, CO
Registration record

N70568 on the FAA register

Type
2000 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-614
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Windsor, CO
Certificate issued
2023-05-06
Airworthiness date
2000-10-24
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A96A6C
Mode S (octal)
52265154
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N70568.
  • 2000-10-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N70568

N70568 is a 2000 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-614. It is registered to an individual in Windsor, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 6, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated October 24, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N70568. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-03-26 Accident · Sylacauga,Ala, 01 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0133
Reported aircraft: Piper J3C-65 — a different aircraft that carried the N70568 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LED DURG STEEP TRN OVR HNGR.PLT IN COMD PRESUMED.

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

Same model

More Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15 aircraft

All 123 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15 registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Colorado

All 7,455 aircraft registered in Colorado →
Similar aircraft

Other balloons on the register

  • N6004E2000 Lindstrand Balloons 105A
  • N475LB2008 Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 60X
  • N7078S1999 Balloon Works Firefly 7B-15
  • N364261991 Raven S-60A
  • N445852000 Cameron Balloons Us A-105
  • N4112U1997 Cameron Balloons Us V-90
More from Balloon Works

Balloon Works models on the register

Own N70568?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in Colorado· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.