Balloon

N87UB

1987 Balloon Works Firefly 8B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
F8B-125
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Chester, NH
Registration record

N87UB on the FAA register

Type
1987 Balloon Works Firefly 8B
Serial
F8B-125
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Chester, NH
Certificate issued
2015-07-31
Airworthiness date
1987-10-26
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
ABF5C1
Mode S (octal)
52772701
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-07-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N87UB.
  • 1987-10-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N87UB

N87UB is a 1987 Balloon Works Firefly 8B, serial number F8B-125. It is registered to an individual in Chester, New Hampshire. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 31, 2015 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated October 26, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N87UB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N87UB.

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.