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N72524

Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
F8B-615
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Prosper, TX
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Registration record

N72524 on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-615
Engines
—
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Prosper, TX
Certificate issued
2000-10-19
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A9B8DA
Mode S (octal)
52334332
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-06-23
    Accident at Celina, TX.
  • 2000-10-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N72524 to the current registrant.
  • 1952-10-28
    N72524 previously assigned to a Cessna 120 (s/n 9694); cancelled.
Overview

About N72524

N72524 is a Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-615. It is registered to co-owners in Prosper, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 19, 2000 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats.

N72524 has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-06-23 Accident · Celina, TX Serious injury NTSB · FTW01LA154
Reported aircraft: Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Probable cause: the unsuitable landing area selected by the pilot-in-command which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the uneven/rough 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.